ART INC CIC

💤Zombieactive
13890335 · ltd · incorporated 2022-02-03
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
62/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Educational support services
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 62/100 (worth a look), 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (53/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
13 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
62/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 dissolution
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 dissolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-21
    📄
    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  2. 2026-04-10
    📄
    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  3. 2025-06-04
    CLENNELL, Eve Donna resigned
    secretary
  4. 2025-06-04
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  5. 2024-12-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-08-15
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2023-12-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-10-21
    MCGURK, Lillias Douglas appointed
    secretary
  9. 2022-10-21
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  10. 2022-08-12
    CLENNELL, Eve Donna appointed
    secretary
  11. 2022-08-12
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  12. 2022-08-12
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2022-02-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ART INC CIC
  14. 2022-02-03
    HYDE, Sonya Elise appointed
    director
  15. 2022-02-03
    📄
    incorporation-community-interest-company
    incorporation · CICINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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

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: 2026-02-16

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Sonya Elise Hyde
Individual · British · DOB 02/1976 · age 50
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control03/02/2022

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
Incorporated2022-02-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85600 — Educational support services

Registered office

Orchard House
Brighton Road
Crawley
RH10 6AD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-02-16OVERDUE
Last: 2025-02-02

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

MCGURK, Lillias Douglas
secretary · appointed 2022-10-21
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Active
HYDE, Sonya Elise
director · ~50y · appointed 2022-02-03
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Active
CLENNELL, Eve Donna
secretary · appointed 2022-08-12 · resigned 2025-06-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (13 total)

gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-04-21
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-04-10
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-04
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-09
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-10-21
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-08-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-08-12
incorporation-community-interest-company
incorporation · CICINC
2022-02-03