ART MAKING DIFFERENCE COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY
🌱Startupactive
16424303 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2025-05-01
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
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 86900Other human health activities
- 90030Artistic creation
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (56/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
4 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
8 filings
60
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.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
4
filings
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
4
filings
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-05-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-05-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-12-15➕PAYNE, Brian Robert appointeddirector
- 2025-12-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-06-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-05-29➕JOHNSON, Emma Louise appointeddirector
- 2025-05-29➕MORRIS, William David John appointeddirector
- 2025-05-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-05-01🏢Company incorporatedAs ART MAKING DIFFERENCE COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY
- 2025-05-01➕MORRIS, Susan Ann appointeddirector
- 2025-05-01📄incorporation-community-interest-companyincorporation · CICINC
Owner dependency
68/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 1.0 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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
4 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75% · fragmented| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Susan Ann Morris Individual · British · DOB 09/1970 · age 56 | — | 75–100% | board control75-100% voting · board control | 01/05/2025 |
Miss Emma Louise Johnson Individual · British · DOB 10/1978 · age 48 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 07/05/2026 |
Mr William David John Morris Individual · British · DOB 12/1998 · age 28 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 07/05/2026 |
Mr Brian Robert Payne Individual · British · DOB 09/1950 · age 76 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 07/05/2026 |
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 · Education & training · CA postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACTIVE ARK LIMITED→ 04136124 · est 2001 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 25y | — | — |
| ADVANCED SAFETY EDUCATION AND TRAINING LIMITED→ 09097131 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| AJ TRAINING ACADEMY LIMITED→ 12709620 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| ALFIE'S PROJECT CARLISLE CIC→ 15489940 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ANTIQUIUS LTD→ 15773321 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ASPIRE ACADEMY CUMBRIA CIC→ 14360801 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ASPIRE CHEERLEADING ACADEMY CIC→ 15407723 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| BABY EDEN LTD→ 14684844 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| BABYWEARING EDUCATION NETWORK CIC→ 16790192 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BARBARA TURNBULL LIMITED→ 08087119 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| BELL HOUSE EQUESTRIAN LTD→ 08168505 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| BIKE, HIKE & PADDLE LTD→ 15958232 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 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
Incorporated2025-05-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.
Registered office
Curlew Cottage
Renwick
Penrith
CA10 1JL
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-01
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-14
Last: 2026-04-30
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
JOHNSON, Emma Louise→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2025-05-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MORRIS, Susan Ann→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2025-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MORRIS, William David John→
Activedirector · ~28y · appointed 2025-05-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PAYNE, Brian Robert→
Activedirector · ~76y · appointed 2025-12-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (8 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-05-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-05-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-05-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-29
incorporation-community-interest-company
incorporation · CICINC
2025-05-01