ARTWOOD LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
11222722 · ltd · incorporated 2018-02-23
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
63/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 16220
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), 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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
28 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
63/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
55
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.

Key financials

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

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28
Average employees3100

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
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-16
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  2. 2026-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-06-07
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  4. 2025-05-27
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2024-12-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-02-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-06-03
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  8. 2023-06-02
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2023-05-30
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2023-02-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-07-23
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2020-07-23
    📄
    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  15. 2020-07-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2020-01-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2020-01-15
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  18. 2020-01-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-07-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2018-02-23
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ARTWOOD LIMITED
  21. 2018-02-23
    AZOO, Sadoon appointed
    secretary
  22. 2018-02-23
    AZOO, Sadoon appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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

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: 2026-03-21

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Sadoon Azoo
Individual · British · DOB 05/1973 · age 53
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control23/02/2018

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
Incorporated2018-02-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC16220 — SIC 16220

Registered office

Unit 3e Pond Farm New Years Green Lane
Harefield
Uxbridge
UB9 6LX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-03-21OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-07

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

AZOO, Sadoon
secretary · appointed 2018-02-23
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Active
AZOO, Sadoon
director · ~53y · appointed 2018-02-23
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Recent filings (28 total)

gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-27
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-06-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-04
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-29
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-02
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-31