ARTISAN ROOFTECH LIMITED

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SC272122 · ltd · incorporated 2004-08-18
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2025
Net worth
£143.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 20.7y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 20.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
68 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £143,144

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£143k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£154k
↓ 18% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£37k£75k£112k£149k£187kNov 2024Nov 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-11-302024-11-30
Total assets£145.8k£148.8k
Current assets£153.7k£186.6k
Net assets£143.1k£143.0k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-23
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    move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
    address · AD04
  3. 2025-06-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-04-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-02-27
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  6. 2024-02-27
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    Charge satisfied #1
  7. 2023-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-08-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2022-08-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2022-06-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-08-25
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  12. 2021-04-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-05-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-05-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-06-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-05-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2006-05-01
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  18. 2005-08-23
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  19. 2004-08-18
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    Company incorporated
    As ARTISAN ROOFTECH LIMITED
  20. 2004-08-18
    ➕
    ELLIOTT, Susan appointed
    secretary
  21. 2004-08-18
    ➕
    ELLIOTT, Bruce appointed
    director
  22. 2004-08-18
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2004-08-18
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2004-08-18
    ➕
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2004-08-18
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

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

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Bruce Elliott
Individual · British · DOB 11/1968 · age 58
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting06/04/2016
Susan Elliott
Individual · British · DOB 10/1970 · age 56
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-08-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Artisan House Eco Park
Carseview Road
Forfar
Angus
DD8 3BS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-28
Last: 2025-08-14

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

ELLIOTT, Susan→
secretary · appointed 2004-08-18
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Active
ELLIOTT, Bruce→
director · ~58y · appointed 2004-08-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-08-18 · resigned 2004-08-18
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-08-18 · resigned 2004-08-18
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Standard security1 property01/05/2006—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Bond & floating charge1 property23/08/200527/02/2024
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Recent filings (68 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-14
move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
address · AD04
2025-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-18
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-08-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-08-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-30
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2021-08-25