ARTS PEOPLE LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
11414293 · ltd · incorporated 2018-06-13
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£1.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Educational support services
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,786

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£2k
↑ 257% YoY
Current Assets
£7k
↑ 98% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£1k£3k£4k£5k£7kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£2.1k£825
Current assets£6.6k£3.3k
Net assets£1.8k£500

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-08-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-10-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-10-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2022-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-09-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-07-15
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2019-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-08-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2018-08-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2018-08-16
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    ALLEYNE, Melissa resigned
    director
  15. 2018-08-16
    ➖
    HUGHES, Sarah Jane resigned
    director
  16. 2018-06-13
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    Company incorporated
    As ARTS PEOPLE LTD
  17. 2018-06-13
    ➕
    HORSFALL, Richard Barry appointed
    director
  18. 2018-06-13
    ➕
    HUGHES, Richard Bailey appointed
    director
  19. 2018-06-13
    ➕
    ALLEYNE, Melissa appointed
    director
  20. 2018-06-13
    ➕
    HUGHES, Sarah Jane appointed
    director
  21. 2018-06-13
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-06-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85600 — Educational support services

Registered office

5 West Chevin Road
Otley
LS21 3LA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-08
Last: 2026-05-25

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

HORSFALL, Richard Barry→
director · ~49y · appointed 2018-06-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HUGHES, Richard Bailey→
director · ~64y · appointed 2018-06-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ALLEYNE, Melissa→
director · ~43y · appointed 2018-06-13 · resigned 2018-08-16
Resigned
HUGHES, Sarah Jane→
director · ~61y · appointed 2018-06-13 · resigned 2018-08-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (22 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-03