ARTAUTOGROUP LTD

💤Zombieactive
14645422 · ltd · incorporated 2023-02-07
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£5.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 45310SIC 45310
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

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, 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
10 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £5,700
Net assets shrinking
Down £27,473 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£6k
↓ 83% YoY
Current Assets
£800
↓ 87% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£7k£13k£20k£27k£33kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28
Total assets£5.7k£33.2k
Current assets£800£6.0k
Net assets£5.7k£33.2k

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 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-11
    JESUS, Juliana Luiza Santana De resigned
    director
  4. 2024-11-11
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2024-10-10
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-10-10
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2024-04-25
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2024-04-20
    JESUS, Juliana Luiza Santana De appointed
    director
  9. 2023-02-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ARTAUTOGROUP LTD
  10. 2023-02-07
    JESUS, Paulo Eduardo Vieire De appointed
    director
  11. 2023-02-07
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Paulo Eduardo Vieire De Jesus
Individual · Portuguese · DOB 09/1980 · age 46
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control07/02/2023

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-02-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

Units 3 - 4 Hopkins Court
Bennetts Field Trading Estate
Wincanton
Somertset
BA9 9TD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-13
Last: 2026-01-30

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

JESUS, Paulo Eduardo Vieire De
director · ~46y · appointed 2023-02-07
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Active
JESUS, Juliana Luiza Santana De
director · ~34y · appointed 2024-04-20 · resigned 2024-11-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (10 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-10
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-02-07