ARTISAN CHEESEMAKERS LTD
- · Lifecycle stage: startup → early
- · Investment thesis: unclassified → growth_story
- · Bankability: 65 → 70
- · Filings: 2 → 4
Picture improved over the last 30 days — 2 positive signals vs 0 negative.
- ·Lifecycle stage: startup → early
- ·Investment thesis: unclassified → growth_story
- ↑Bankability: 65 → 70
- ↑Filings: 2 → 4
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Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 66). 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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (69/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsFinancials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-05-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £75.6k |
| Current assets | £216.3k |
| Cash | £42.8k |
| Debtors | £173.6k |
| Net assets | £75.6k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
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Corporate timeline (4 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-11🏢Company incorporatedAs ARTISAN CHEESEMAKERS LTD
- 2024-05-11➕HODGETTS, Nicholas Harry George appointeddirector
- 2024-05-11📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
- +Young company: Only 2.1 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Nicholas Harry George Hodgetts Individual · British · DOB 12/1960 · age 66 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 11/05/2024 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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9 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.
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