ARTE DE DAR LTD

💤Zombieactive

11192260 · ltd · incorporated 2018-02-07

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

—

year to Mar 2026

Net worth

£-18.8k

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Retail sale of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised stores

Sector: Wholesale & retail

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

47710Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores
47910Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 66). 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 (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, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

7 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

26 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £18,846

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

-£19k

↓ 2.0% YoY

Current Assets

£27

↑ 80% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2026-03-31	2025-03-31
Total assets	£-14.2k	£-6.1k
Current assets	£27	£15
Net assets	£-18.8k	£-18.5k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 persons-with-significant-control

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand

2026-05-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-10
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-22
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-10
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-14
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-24
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-12-09
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dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2021-11-23
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2019-11-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-02-08
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2018-02-26
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change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2018-02-07
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Company incorporated
As ARTE DE DAR LTD
2018-02-07
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BIRD, Chris appointed
director

Owner dependency

95/100

Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
+No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Chris Bird Individual · British · DOB 10/1960 · age 66	75–100%	—	sig. influence75-100% shares · significant influence · firm interest	07/02/2018

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

🔒Co-director network graph

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2018-02-07

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC47599 — Retail sale of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised stores

Registered office

7 Lord Mayors Walk

York

YO31 7HB

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-12-31

Last made up to: 2026-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-20

Last: 2026-02-06

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

BIRD, Chris→

director · ~66y · appointed 2018-02-07

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Active

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (26 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2026-05-14

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-02-23

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2025-12-10

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-11-18

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2025-08-22

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-02-26

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-12-16

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-02-07

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2024-01-10

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2023-09-14

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-08-01

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-02-17

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-12-14

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-10-05

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-03-31