BUSINESS OF ART LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
12129579 · ltd · incorporated 2019-07-30
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
£16.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Operation of arts facilities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (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 (65/100).
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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £16,168
Net assets shrinking
Down £54,467 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£16k
↓ 77% YoY
Current Assets
£168k
↓ 20% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £31.9k | £94.1k |
| Current assets | £167.9k | £211.2k |
| Net assets | £16.2k | £70.6k |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-19📄appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP04
- 2025-09-17➕TAYLER BRADSHAW LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2025-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-03-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-03-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-03-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-03-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-09-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-09-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-09-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-09-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-07-30🏢Company incorporatedAs BUSINESS OF ART LIMITED
- 2019-07-30➕BAKER, Simon Douglas appointeddirector
- 2019-07-30➕VASSEGH MAFFI, Nazanin appointeddirector
- 2019-07-30📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 58 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Nazanin Vassegh Maffi Individual · English · DOB 04/1968 · age 58 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 30/07/2019 |
Mr Simon Douglas Baker Individual · British · DOB 09/1970 · age 56 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 30/07/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-07-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90040 — Operation of arts facilities
Registered office
18 Temeraire Heights
Folkestone
CT20 3TL
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-19
Last: 2025-09-05
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
TAYLER BRADSHAW LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2025-09-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BAKER, Simon Douglas→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2019-07-30
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VASSEGH MAFFI, Nazanin→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2019-07-30
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Recent filings (25 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-22
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2025-09-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-03-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-03-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-03-22