A.R.T.S ARTISTIC RE-ENGAGEMENT TEACHING STRATEGIES LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
13409199 · ltd · incorporated 2021-05-19
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
—
year to May 2025
Net worth
£-21.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: General secondary education
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 85320Technical and vocational secondary education
- 85520Cultural education
- 85600Educational support services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 2.0y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 2.0 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £21,332
Net assets shrinking
Down £63,162 YoY
Cash YoY
+1%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£328k
~ YoY
Net Worth
-£21k
↓ 151% YoY
Current Assets
£328k
↓ 6.0% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-21.3k | £41.8k |
| Current assets | £327.7k | £348.5k |
| Cash | £327.7k | £324.5k |
| Debtors | — | £24.0k |
| Net assets | £-21.3k | £41.8k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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 (15 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-18📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-11-18📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-11-18📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-06-20📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-06-07🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Virgin Money) (Company Number SC001111)
- 2024-05-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-08-28➕READ, Annmarie appointeddirector
- 2021-05-19🏢Company incorporatedAs A.R.T.S ARTISTIC RE-ENGAGEMENT TEACHING STRATEGIES LTD
- 2021-05-19➕MCCARTHY, Katie Laura appointeddirector
- 2021-05-19📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
63/100
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.
- +No director turnover: Company is 5 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 lowMultiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Katie Laura Mccarthy Individual · British · DOB 01/1986 · age 40 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 19/05/2021 |
Mrs Annmarie Read Individual · British · DOB 03/1972 · age 54 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 19/05/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-05-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85310 — General secondary education
Registered office
167a Ormskirk Road
Rainford
St. Helens
WA11 8HR
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-01
Last: 2026-05-18
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
MCCARTHY, Katie Laura→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2021-05-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
READ, Annmarie→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2021-08-28
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Virgin Money) (Company Number SC001111) | A registered charge | — | 07/06/2024 | — |
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Recent filings (16 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-03-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-25
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-09-10