ARTOFUS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
10143010 · ltd · incorporated 2016-04-22
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Business and domestic software development
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
35 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees300300

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-10
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  4. 2024-07-09
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2023-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-09-29
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2020-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-06-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2020-06-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2020-06-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2020-06-02
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  14. 2019-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-12-11
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  16. 2019-12-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2019-12-10
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  18. 2019-12-05
    HACKWOOD SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2018-10-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  20. 2017-07-21
    JACKSON, Annabel Hermiene appointed
    director
  21. 2016-12-19
    JACKSON, Edward Andrew Boyd appointed
    director
  22. 2016-04-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ARTOFUS LIMITED
  23. 2016-04-22
    TUSCH, Michael Andreas appointed
    director
  24. 2016-04-22
    HACKWOOD SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-05

Group structure

Unifai Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Unifai Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
ARTOFUS LIMITED
This company · 10143010

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Unifai Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control22/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-04-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development

Registered office

Vaughan Chambers
Vaughan Road
Harpenden
AL5 4EE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-05OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-21

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

JACKSON, Annabel Hermiene
director · ~55y · appointed 2017-07-21
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Active
JACKSON, Edward Andrew Boyd
director · ~58y · appointed 2016-12-19
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Active
TUSCH, Michael Andreas
director · ~57y · appointed 2016-04-22
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Active
HACKWOOD SECRETARIES LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2016-04-22 · resigned 2019-12-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (35 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-04
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-07-10
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-24
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-02