ART & MORE LEICESTER LTD

💤Zombieactive
13611818 · ltd · incorporated 2021-09-09
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 2026
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Artistic creation
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 75). 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 (73/100).

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 (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2025Mar 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2026-03-312025-03-31

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2024-08-26
    KLIMT, Susanne resigned
    director
  5. 2024-04-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-04-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-06-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-10-06
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2021-10-06
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2021-10-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2021-10-05
    DOBLANDER, Thomas appointed
    director
  12. 2021-09-16
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  13. 2021-09-16
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  14. 2021-09-13
    DOBLANDER, Thomas appointed
    secretary
  15. 2021-09-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ART & MORE LEICESTER LTD
  16. 2021-09-09
    KLIMT, Susanne appointed
    director
  17. 2021-09-09
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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
Mr Thomas Doblander
Individual · Austrian · DOB 06/1951 · age 75
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control05/10/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Ms Susanne Klimtceased 05/10/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · trust interest · firm interest

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
Incorporated2021-09-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90030 — Artistic creation

Registered office

7 A Mandervell Road
Oadby
Leicester
LE2 5LQ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-26
Last: 2025-08-12

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

DOBLANDER, Thomas
secretary · appointed 2021-09-13
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Active
DOBLANDER, Thomas
director · ~75y · appointed 2021-10-05
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Active
KLIMT, Susanne
director · ~60y · appointed 2021-09-09 · resigned 2024-08-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (18 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-10-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-10-06