ART CRAFT & LAUGHTER CIC

🏛️Establishedactive
12548718 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2020-04-06
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other human health activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
20 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-09-25
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  4. 2024-09-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-11-21
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-08-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-11-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-10-26
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2022-05-26
    ➕
    HOUSE, Alison appointed
    director
  10. 2022-05-26
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2022-05-26
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2022-05-23
    ➖
    MAGGS, Joseph Albert resigned
    director
  13. 2022-05-23
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2021-09-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-06-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2021-05-28
    ➕
    LEWIS, Helen Clare appointed
    director
  17. 2020-04-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ART CRAFT & LAUGHTER CIC
  18. 2020-04-06
    ➕
    SELDON, Debbie Jane appointed
    director
  19. 2020-04-06
    ➕
    MAGGS, Joseph Albert appointed
    director
  20. 2020-04-06
    📄
    incorporation-community-interest-company
    incorporation · CICINC

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.

Red flags

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2024-09-25: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Debbie Jane Seldon
Individual · British · DOB 12/1969 · age 57
——board controlboard control06/04/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Joseph Albert Maggsceased 23/05/2022· board control

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2020-04-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities

Registered office

11 Warton Close
Crownhill
Plymouth
PL5 3TS
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-15
Last: 2026-04-01

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

HOUSE, Alison→
director · ~62y · appointed 2022-05-26
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Active
LEWIS, Helen Clare→
director · ~62y · appointed 2021-05-28
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Active
SELDON, Debbie Jane→
director · ~57y · appointed 2020-04-06
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Active
MAGGS, Joseph Albert→
director · ~69y · appointed 2020-04-06 · resigned 2022-05-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (20 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-07
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-10-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-05-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-05-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-05-23