ADVENTURE INTO ART CIC

🌿Early-stageactive
13738338 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2021-11-11
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£0
book net assets
Opportunity
67/100
Strong
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What this business does

A community interest company that likely delivers arts education programmes and workshops — combining creative instruction with artistic production — probably targeting underserved communities or young people in the Washington, England area.

Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 90030Artistic creation
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 67/100 (strong), bankability 60/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
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, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 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
67/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Very low cash
Cash position: £0

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£0
Net Worth
£0
Current Assets
£0
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Nov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-11-232023-11-30
Total assets£0£0
Current assets£0£0
Cash£0£0
Debtors£0£0
Net assets£0£0

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 officers
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • 1 officers
  • 1 address
  • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • 1 officers
  • 1 address
  • 1 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-03-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2026-03-17
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  4. 2026-03-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2026-03-09
    HALL, Jade resigned
    director
  6. 2025-12-09
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  7. 2025-10-28
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2025-02-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2025-01-14
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  10. 2025-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2024-12-10
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  12. 2024-10-29
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  13. 2024-06-29
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2024-06-29
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2023-04-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-11-11
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADVENTURE INTO ART CIC
  17. 2021-11-11
    ALLEN, Gemma Jayne appointed
    director
  18. 2021-11-11
    TERRIS, Julie appointed
    director
  19. 2021-11-11
    HALL, Jade appointed
    director
  20. 2021-11-11
    📄
    incorporation-community-interest-company
    incorporation · CICINC

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
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.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2025-11-24

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Gemma Jayne Allen
Individual · British · DOB 05/1980 · age 46
25–50%board control25-50% voting · board control11/11/2021
Mrs Julie Terris
Individual · British · DOB 06/1964 · age 62
sig. influencesignificant influence11/11/2023
Mrs Jade Hall
Individual · British · DOB 10/1985 · age 41
sig. influencesignificant influence11/11/2023

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
Incorporated2021-11-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

12 Kingsdale Avenue
Washington
NE37 2JW
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-23
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2025-11-24OVERDUE
Last: 2024-11-10

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

ALLEN, Gemma Jayne
director · ~46y · appointed 2021-11-11
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Active
TERRIS, Julie
director · ~62y · appointed 2021-11-11
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Active
HALL, Jade
director · ~41y · appointed 2021-11-11 · resigned 2026-03-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (18 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-18
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-16
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2025-12-09
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-10-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-03
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-13
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2024-12-10
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-10-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-06-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-14