ART STAMPED LIMITED

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11603457 · ltd · incorporated 2018-10-03
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£1.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47890
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 47910Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
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: 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
18 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,547

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£2k
↑ 6.6% YoY
Current Assets
£2k
↑ 6.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£309£619£928£1k£2kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£1.5k£1.5k
Current assets£1.5k£1.5k
Net assets£1.5k£1.5k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-23
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  2. 2026-02-23
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  3. 2025-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-07-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-07-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-07-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-07-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-11-19
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2019-10-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2018-10-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ART STAMPED LIMITED
  12. 2018-10-03
    RAE, Suzanne Jill appointed
    director
  13. 2018-10-03
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Suzanne Jill Rae
Individual · British · DOB 02/1983 · age 43
sig. influencesignificant influence23/02/2026

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
Incorporated2018-10-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47890 — SIC 47890

Registered office

Malt Kiln Cottage Day Ash Lane
Darley
Harrogate
HG3 2QR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-16
Last: 2025-10-02

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

RAE, Suzanne Jill
director · ~43y · appointed 2018-10-03
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Recent filings (18 total)

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-02-23
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2026-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2019-11-19