ARTISAN PICTURE FRAMES LIMITED
🌱Startupactive
16517642 · ltd · incorporated 2025-06-13
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale in non-specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (52/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
2 filings — limited history
30
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (5 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC03
- 2025-06-13🏢Company incorporatedAs ARTISAN PICTURE FRAMES LIMITED
- 2025-06-13➕BENNETT, Maria Norma appointeddirector
- 2025-06-13➕WEBSTER, Charlotte Rose appointeddirector
- 2025-06-13📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
78/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
- +Young company: Only 0.9 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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
3 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Maria Norma Bennett Individual | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · trust interest · firm interest | 13/06/2025 |
Ms Maria Norma Bennett Individual · British · DOB 11/1960 · age 66 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 13/06/2025 |
Miss Charlotte Rose Webster Individual · British · DOB 12/1993 · age 33 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 13/06/2025 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2025-06-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47190 — Other retail sale in non-specialised stores
Registered office
Eskdaleside Barn Eskdaleside
Grosmont
Whitby
YO22 5PS
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-13
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-26
Last: —
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
BENNETT, Maria Norma→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2025-06-13
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WEBSTER, Charlotte Rose→
Activedirector · ~33y · appointed 2025-06-13
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Recent filings (2 total)
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC03
2025-12-27
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-06-13