ARTISTIK MEDIA LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC523920 · ltd · incorporated 2016-01-11

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Jan 2025

Net worth

£-3.2k

book net assets

Opportunity

64/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other information service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Information & communication

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), 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: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

26 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

64/100Worth a look

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £3,209

Cash YoY

-0%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£57k

~ YoY

Net Worth

-£3k

↓ 3.4% YoY

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-01-31	2024-01-31
Total assets	£9.8k	£9.9k
Cash	£56.7k	£56.8k
Net assets	£-3.2k	£-3.1k

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 dissolution
• 1 gazette

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 dissolution
• 1 gazette
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand

2026-05-15
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dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2026-04-21
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-01-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-13
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certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2022-10-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-11
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-01-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-04
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-01-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-11-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-10-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2017-10-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2016-04-11
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2016-04-11
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2016-01-11
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Company incorporated
As ARTISTIK MEDIA LIMITED
2016-01-11
➕
KYASIMIRE, Stewart Grace appointed
director

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.
+No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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

1 high ·

Confirmation statement overdue

high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-01-24

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Stewart Grace Kyasimire Individual · British · DOB 09/1980 · age 46	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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🔒Tailored diligence questions

8 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

Incorporated2016-01-11

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC63990 — Other information service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

15 Beechwood Drive

Glasgow

G11 7ES

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-10-31

Last made up to: 2025-01-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-01-24OVERDUE

Last: 2025-01-10

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

KYASIMIRE, Stewart Grace→

director · ~46y · appointed 2016-01-11

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Active

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Recent filings (26 total)

dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended

dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)

2026-05-15

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2026-04-21

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2026-01-26

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-01-27

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-01-20

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-01-27

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-01-11

certificate-change-of-name-company

change-of-name · CERTNM

2023-11-13

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-01-12

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-10-31

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-02-07

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date

gazette · DISS40

2022-01-11

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-01-10

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2022-01-04

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2021-01-29