CALL YOURSELF AN ARTIST CIC
🌿Early-stageactive
15155698 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2023-09-22
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
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Artistic creation
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (57/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
9 filings
60
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
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-09-17➖STONEHOUSE, Jacqueline Valerie resigneddirector
- 2024-01-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-01-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-01-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-01-14➕CARLTON, Sarah Ashley appointeddirector
- 2024-01-14➕WHITE, Daniel Jake appointeddirector
- 2024-01-14➕STONEHOUSE, Jacqueline Valerie appointeddirector
- 2023-09-22🏢Company incorporatedAs CALL YOURSELF AN ARTIST CIC
- 2023-09-22➕HOBSON, Lewis appointeddirector
- 2023-09-22📄incorporation-community-interest-companyincorporation · CICINC
Owner dependency
55/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Young company: Only 2.8 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Lewis Hobson Individual · British · DOB 02/1994 · age 32 | — | 75–100% | board control75-100% voting · board control | 22/09/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Similar companies
Active · Leisure & entertainment · DH postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANNFIELD PLAIN CC TRADING LIMITED→ 09981717 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| BLACKFYNE FC LTD→ 16988556 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CADDY SHACK GOLF LIMITED→ 13231919 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| CATHEDRAL SPORTS GROUP LIMITED→ 15908157 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| CHESTER-LE-STREET COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION LTD→ 16007578 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| CHESTER-LE-STREET CRICKET CLUB LIMITED→ 05827191 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| CHESTER-LE-STREET GC TRADING LIMITED→ 11153631 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| COCKEN LODGE LIMITED→ 16604459 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| COMMUNITY WINS LOTTERY LIMITED→ 16982937 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CONSETT & DISTRICT GOLF CLUB,LIMITED(THE)→ 00940631 · est 1968 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 57y | — | — |
| CONSETT AFC LTD→ 08404165 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| CONSETT AND DISTRICT HERITAGE AND ARTS COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY→ 12274981 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2023-09-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90030 — Artistic creation
Registered office
17 Foster Terrace
Croxdale
Durham
DH6 5HP
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-05
Last: 2025-09-21
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
CARLTON, Sarah Ashley→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2024-01-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HOBSON, Lewis→
Activedirector · ~32y · appointed 2023-09-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WHITE, Daniel Jake→
Activedirector · ~32y · appointed 2024-01-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
STONEHOUSE, Jacqueline Valerie→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2024-01-14 · resigned 2024-09-17
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (9 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-25
incorporation-community-interest-company
incorporation · CICINC
2023-09-22