ARTENE CARE LTD

💤Zombieactive
11498735 · ltd · incorporated 2018-08-03
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
£1.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 86900Other human health activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -40% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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 (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,309
Net assets shrinking
Down £758 YoY
Cash YoY
-40%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£6k
↓ 40% YoY
Net Worth
£1k
↓ 37% YoY
Current Assets
£6k
↓ 40% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£2k£4k£6k£8k£10kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£2.8k£5.4k
Current assets£6.1k£10.2k
Cash£6.1k£10.2k
Net assets£1.3k£2.1k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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 (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-01-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-02-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-01-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2020-01-06
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  10. 2020-01-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2020-01-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2018-08-24
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2018-08-21
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  14. 2018-08-17
    ARTENE, Lidia-Ani, Mrs. appointed
    secretary
  15. 2018-08-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ARTENE CARE LTD
  16. 2018-08-03
    ARTENE, Robert-Gabriel appointed
    director
  17. 2018-08-03
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ARTENE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +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

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 Robert-Gabriel Artene
Individual · Romanian · DOB 06/1980 · age 46
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control03/08/2018

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
Incorporated2018-08-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

18 Fennels Close
Haverhill
CB9 8NP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-16
Last: 2025-08-02

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

ARTENE, Lidia-Ani, Mrs.
secretary · appointed 2018-08-17
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Active
ARTENE, Robert-Gabriel
director · ~46y · appointed 2018-08-03
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Active

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Recent filings (21 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-02-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-01-06
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2020-01-06