ART IN THE SKY LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC306880 · ltd · incorporated 2006-08-15
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 68). 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 (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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)
74
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
51 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-08-31 | 2023-08-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2024-11-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-10-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-25➖SCOTT-MONCRIEFF LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2021-08-25📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2021-04-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-12📄appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP04
- 2016-05-12📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2016-05-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2016-05-01➕SCOTT-MONCRIEFF LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2016-04-30➖OGILVIE & COMPANY LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2015-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2006-08-15🏢Company incorporatedAs ART IN THE SKY LIMITED
- 2006-08-15➕WILLIAMS, Charles Leslie appointeddirector
- 2006-08-15➕OGILVIE & COMPANY LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2006-08-15➕OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-08-15➖OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-08-15➕JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2006-08-15➖JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
88/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Charles Leslie Williams Individual · British · DOB 05/1958 · age 68 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-08-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Drummore House
North Berwick Road
Musselburgh
EH21 8JT
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-22
Last: 2025-08-08
Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)
WILLIAMS, Charles Leslie→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2006-08-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
OGILVIE & COMPANY LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2006-08-15 · resigned 2016-04-30
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-08-15 · resigned 2006-08-15
SCOTT-MONCRIEFF LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2016-05-01 · resigned 2021-08-25
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-08-15 · resigned 2006-08-15
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Recent filings (51 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-27
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-20