AA ARTS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
10663655 · ltd · incorporated 2017-03-10
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 90030Artistic creation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-06
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    replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
  3. 2025-09-15
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2025-09-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-09-02
    ➖
    PADBURY, Joseph Michael resigned
    director
  6. 2025-08-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2024-11-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2024-11-05
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2024-11-04
    ➕
    PADBURY, Joseph Michael appointed
    director
  10. 2024-10-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2024-03-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2024-01-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2024-01-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2023-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-08-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2019-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2017-03-10
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    Company incorporated
    As AA ARTS LIMITED
  21. 2017-03-10
    ➕
    ABBAD, Abdallah appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Abdallah Abbad
Individual · Algerian · DOB 08/1991 · age 35
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control10/03/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Joseph Michael Padburyceased 02/09/2025· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2017-03-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

Unit 3-4 Sycamore Court, Royal Oak Yard
156 Bermondsey Street
London
SE1 3TR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-19
Last: 2025-11-05

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

ABBAD, Abdallah→
director · ~35y · appointed 2017-03-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PADBURY, Joseph Michael→
director · ~40y · appointed 2024-11-04 · resigned 2025-09-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (31 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-27
replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
2026-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-09-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-30