ARTBALL LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
14532165 · ltd · incorporated 2022-12-09
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 Dec 2023
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
51/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Artistic creation
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed admin-neglect survivor — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 51/100 (worth a look), bankability 40/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (38/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

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, 1 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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 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
11 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
51/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
35
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2023-12-31

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
3
filings
  • 2 gazette
  • 1 dissolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-28
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2026-01-14
    📄
    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  3. 2025-12-02
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2025-05-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-04-25
    BULLMAN, James Nicholas Joseph, Mr. resigned
    director
  7. 2023-04-25
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2022-12-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ARTBALL LTD
  9. 2022-12-09
    LAMKIN, Matthew James appointed
    director
  10. 2022-12-09
    LAMKIN, Phillippa Ruth appointed
    director
  11. 2022-12-09
    STEAD, David Richard appointed
    director
  12. 2022-12-09
    BULLMAN, James Nicholas Joseph, Mr. appointed
    director
  13. 2022-12-09
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

Red flags

2 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2025-09-30

Confirmation statement overdue
high

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

Evidence: Next due: 2025-12-06

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Phillippa Ruth Lamkin
Individual · British · DOB 12/1983 · age 43
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting09/12/2022
Matthew James Lamkin
Individual · British · DOB 04/1980 · age 46
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting09/12/2022

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
Incorporated2022-12-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90030 — Artistic creation

Registered office

Field House
Hinnington
Shifnal
TF11 9JT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2025-09-30OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2023-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2025-12-06OVERDUE
Last: 2024-11-22

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

LAMKIN, Matthew James
director · ~46y · appointed 2022-12-09
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Active
LAMKIN, Phillippa Ruth
director · ~43y · appointed 2022-12-09
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Active
STEAD, David Richard
director · ~39y · appointed 2022-12-09
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Active
BULLMAN, James Nicholas Joseph, Mr.
director · ~37y · appointed 2022-12-09 · resigned 2023-04-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (11 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-01-28
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2026-01-14
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-12-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-25
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-12-09