ARBOUR ARTISTS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
11997013 · ltd · incorporated 2019-05-15
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 May 2025
Net worth
£395
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Support activities to performing arts
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 70). 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: medium (78/100)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
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
Network not yet resolved
30
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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £395
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£7k
Net Worth
£395
Current Assets
£38k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £31.4k | — |
| Current assets | £38.3k | — |
| Cash | £6.6k | — |
| Debtors | £31.7k | — |
| Net assets | £395 | — |
| Average employees | — | 0 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-07-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-07-15📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-02-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-07-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-03-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-02-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-10-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-05-15🏢Company incorporatedAs ARBOUR ARTISTS LIMITED
- 2019-05-15➕SANDERS, Deborah May appointeddirector
- 2019-05-15📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
95/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 70 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanNo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Deborah May Sanders Individual · New Zealander · DOB 01/1956 · age 70 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 15/05/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-05-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90020 — Support activities to performing arts
Registered office
179 Park Lane
Poynton
Stockport
SK12 1RH
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-28
Last: 2026-05-14
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
SANDERS, Deborah May→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2019-05-15
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Recent filings (22 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-07-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-07-19