ARTISCOPE LTD

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16048878 · ltd · incorporated 2024-10-29
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Oct 2025
Net worth
£383
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Artistic creation
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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 (67/100)

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
8 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £383

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£8k
Net Worth
£383
Current Assets
£8k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-10-31
Total assets£383
Current assets£8.0k
Cash£7.5k
Debtors£425
Net assets£383

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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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
3
filings
  • 1 incorporation
  • 1 resolution
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • 1 incorporation
  • 1 resolution
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-27
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  2. 2026-05-27
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  3. 2026-05-18
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2026-03-12
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  5. 2026-01-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-11-14
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2024-10-29
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ARTISCOPE LTD
  8. 2024-10-29
    CARR, Paul Anthony appointed
    secretary
  9. 2024-10-29
    CARR, Paul Anthony appointed
    director
  10. 2024-10-29
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Young company: Only 1.7 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-10-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90030 — Artistic creation

Registered office

Unit G3 - Ground Floor Millars Three
Southmill Road
Bishops Stortford
Hertfordshire
CM23 3DH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-11
Last: 2025-10-28

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

CARR, Paul Anthony
secretary · appointed 2024-10-29
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Active
CARR, Paul Anthony
director · ~55y · appointed 2024-10-29
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Recent filings (8 total)

memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-05-27
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-05-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-05-18
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-14
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-10-29