AGENCY FOR ART AND AUTISM LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
14604605 · ltd · incorporated 2023-01-19
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 Jan 2026
Net worth
£-2.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
14 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £2,368
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£2k
↓ 32% YoY
Current Assets
£40
↓ 44% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2026-01-31 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-2.4k | £-1.8k |
| Current assets | £40 | £72 |
| Net assets | £-2.4k | £-1.8k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
6
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 officers
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2026-02-12➕CRADDOCK, Sacha Dyneley appointeddirector
- 2026-02-12➖CRADDOCK, Sacha resigneddirector
- 2026-02-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-02-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-02-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-02-12📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-03-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-02📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-02-02📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2023-02-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-01-19🏢Company incorporatedAs AGENCY FOR ART AND AUTISM LTD
- 2023-01-19➕GUNSON, Mary Mason appointeddirector
- 2023-01-19➕CRADDOCK, Sacha appointeddirector
- 2023-01-19📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
73/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Ambit Nd Ltd holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.
🏛️significant stake
Ambit Nd Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
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AGENCY FOR ART AND AUTISM LTD
This company · 14604605
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Sacha Dyneley Craddock Individual · British · DOB 08/1955 · age 71 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 12/02/2026 |
Ambit Nd Ltd Corporate entity | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 15/01/2024 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Sacha Craddockceased 12/02/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
- Mrs Mary Mason Gunsonceased 15/01/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-01-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
128 High Street
Crediton
Devon
EX17 3LQ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-31
Last made up to: 2026-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-01
Last: 2026-01-18
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
CRADDOCK, Sacha Dyneley→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2026-02-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GUNSON, Mary Mason→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2023-01-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CRADDOCK, Sacha→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2023-01-19 · resigned 2026-02-12
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Recent filings (14 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-02-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-02-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-02-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-08
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-01-19