ART IN ACTION SOUTH WEST LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
10177753 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2016-05-12
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
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£7.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
Special-situation opportunityDistressed education with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.
Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. 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 (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
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
6 officers (6 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £7,790
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£8k
↑ 472% YoY
Current Assets
£806
↓ 20% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £7.3k | £226 |
| Current assets | £806 | £1.0k |
| Net assets | £7.8k | £1.4k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-02-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-02-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-02-01➕MARTINSON, Lee appointeddirector
- 2020-02-01➕MARTINSON, Riannan Ismay appointeddirector
- 2020-02-01➕POSKITT, Charlotte Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2019-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-09📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2016-05-12🏢Company incorporatedAs ART IN ACTION SOUTH WEST LIMITED
- 2016-05-12➕CAINS, Clare appointedsecretary
- 2016-05-12➕CAINS, Clare appointeddirector
- 2016-05-12➕CAINS, Richard Wesley appointeddirector
- 2016-05-12📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
48/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
Red flags
1 high ·Confirmation statement overdue
highAnnual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-25
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Richard Wesley Cains Individual · British · DOB 07/1973 · age 53 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 01/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| ARMED FORCES BOARDING SCHOOL SERVICE LTD→ 09489218 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2016-05-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.
Registered office
The Spinney
Woodhill
Congresbury
North Somerset
BS49 5AF
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-25OVERDUE
Last: 2025-05-11
Officers (6 active · 0 resigned)
Active
CAINS, Clare→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2016-05-12
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CAINS, Richard Wesley→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2016-05-12
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MARTINSON, Lee→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2020-02-01
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MARTINSON, Riannan Ismay→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2020-02-01
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POSKITT, Charlotte Elizabeth→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2020-02-01
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Recent filings (22 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-02-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-02-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-02-06