ARTFIX MAINTENANCE LTD

💤Zombieactive
12875389 · ltd · incorporated 2020-09-13
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£30.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33190
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 43290Other construction installation
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: medium (70/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
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
11 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 · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £30,344

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£37k
Net Worth
£30k
Current Assets
£182k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-31
Total assets£31.0k
Current assets£182.2k
Cash£36.9k
Debtors£138.3k
Net assets£30.3k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2024-03-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-09-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ARTFIX MAINTENANCE LTD
  7. 2020-09-13
    AGOSTINHO DO ROSARIO SOUSA, Artur Jorge appointed
    director
  8. 2020-09-13
    📄
    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 6 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Artur Jorge Agostinho Do Rosario Sousa
Individual · Portuguese · DOB 06/1977 · age 49
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control13/09/2020

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
Incorporated2020-09-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33190 — SIC 33190

Registered office

Msb & Co, 14 Furtherwick Road
Canvey Island
Essex
SS8 7AE
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-26
Last: 2025-09-12

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

AGOSTINHO DO ROSARIO SOUSA, Artur Jorge
director · ~49y · appointed 2020-09-13
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Recent filings (11 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-05
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-23
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2020-09-13