AQ ARTS CIC
🏛️Establishedactive
10953315 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2017-09-08
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Cultural education
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 90010Performing arts
- 90030Artistic creation
- 96040Physical well-being activities
Investor take
PursueStrong 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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (55/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
20 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.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
- 2026-07-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-12📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2019-11-05📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2019-08-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2018-08-10➕FOSTER, Simone Sabrina appointeddirector
- 2017-09-08🏢Company incorporatedAs AQ ARTS CIC
- 2017-09-08➕MOTHERSILL, Andrea appointeddirector
- 2017-09-08📄incorporation-community-interest-companyincorporation · CICINC
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Andrea Mothersill Individual · British · DOB 12/1984 · age 42 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 08/09/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AP EDUCATION LIMITED→ 13365110 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| BE ACTIVE SPORTS & CLUBS LIMITED→ 12572139 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| BOOKWORM EDUCATION LTD→ 16683231 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BRAMPTON EDUCATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED→ 02699891 · est 1992 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 34y | — | — |
| BRENT UNITED CIC→ 15019065 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| BTAILOR'ED LTD→ 16327466 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| BTN MEDIA & TRAINING LTD→ 12431876 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| BUTTERFLY ACADEMY LIMITED→ 14039361 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| BUTTERFLY LEARNING LIMITED→ 11111008 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| BUTTERFLY TUITION LIMITED→ 17115439 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| C-INCLUSIVELY CIC→ 14551960 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| CAMBIAN AUTISM SERVICES LIMITED→ 03449214 · est 1997 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 28y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2017-09-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85520 — Cultural education
Registered office
101 Clauson Avenue
Northolt
Middlesex
UB5 4PT
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-26
Last: 2025-08-12
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
FOSTER, Simone Sabrina→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2018-08-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MOTHERSILL, Andrea→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2017-09-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (20 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-24
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2019-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-11