ARTISAN SURVEYORS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
12485669 · ltd · incorporated 2020-02-26
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
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (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, 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 (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
2
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-30📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-06-30📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-06-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-08-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-09📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-09-09✏️change-of-name-noticechange-of-name · CONNOT
- 2020-03-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-03-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-03-10📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2020-03-10📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2020-03-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-03-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-03-10📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-02-26🏢Company incorporatedAs ARTISAN SURVEYORS LIMITED
- 2020-02-26➕SMITH, Clare appointedsecretary
- 2020-02-26➕SMITH, Alec Craig, Mr. appointeddirector
- 2020-02-26➕DUKE, Michael appointeddirector
- 2020-02-26➖DUKE, Michael resigneddirector
- 2020-02-26📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
45/100
Moderate signalSome 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
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 Clare Louise Smith Individual · British · DOB 06/1973 · age 53 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 30/06/2026 |
Mr. Alec Craig Smith Individual · British · DOB 12/1979 · age 47 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 26/02/2020 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Clare Smithceased 30/06/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
- Fd Secretarial Ltdceased 26/02/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-02-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
F4 Fareham Heights
Standard Way
Fareham
PO16 8XT
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-24
Last: 2026-03-10
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
Active
SMITH, Alec Craig, Mr.→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2020-02-26
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DUKE, Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2020-02-26 · resigned 2020-02-26
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Recent filings (25 total)
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-06-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-19
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2020-09-09