ROOTSTOCK ARTS

🌳Matureactive
SC530909 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2016-03-29
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
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£2.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

What this business does
Primary activity: Educational support services
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 90010Performing arts
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed education with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 2 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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,795
Net assets shrinking
Down £403 YoY
Cash YoY
-13%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£3k
↓ 13% YoY
Net Worth
£3k
↓ 13% YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£712£1k£2k£3k£4kMar 2024Mar 2025

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£2.8k£3.2k
Cash£3.1k£3.6k
Net assets£2.8k£3.2k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 officers
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 officers
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-24
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-04-23
    ARMITAGE, Susannah Frances Helen resigned
    director
  3. 2025-12-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-11-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-10-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-10-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-11-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-11-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-09-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-12-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-04-11
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2017-11-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-07-11
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2016-07-11
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2016-07-11
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2016-07-08
    ARNOTT, Peter appointed
    director
  17. 2016-07-08
    ELLEN, Julie appointed
    director
  18. 2016-07-08
    ARMITAGE, Susannah Frances Helen appointed
    director
  19. 2016-03-29
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ROOTSTOCK ARTS
  20. 2016-03-29
    FTHENAKIS, Alexander Emanuel appointed
    director
  21. 2016-03-29
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

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: 2026-04-11

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alexander Emanuel Fthenakis
Individual · American · DOB 01/1986 · age 40
board controlboard control06/04/2016

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 · G postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
R M & A H INTERNATIONAL LTD
SC787715 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
2y
SCHOOL OF FOOTBALL ACADEMY LTD
SC746699 · est 2022 · no financials extracted
3y
SH GOLF (SCO) LTD
SC813513 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
1y
SSWA LIMITED
SC722868 · est 2022 · no financials extracted
4y
STEPPING STONES HOLDINGS LTD
SC673227 · est 2020 · no financials extracted
5y
SWIMSATION SWIMMING LESSONS CUMBERNAULD LTD
SC850445 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
SWIMSATION SWIMMING LESSONS GLASGOW CENTRAL LTD
SC799963 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
2y
TAJDEED FOUNDATION LTD
SC777921 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
2y
THE ACADEMY OF HAIRDRESSING EXCELLENCE LIMITED
SC199553 · est 1999 · no financials extracted
26y
THE EDUCATION ACADEMY SCOTLAND LIMITED
SC533396 · est 2016 · no financials extracted
9y
THE FOLKS' MUSIC PROJECT CIC
SC692922 · est 2021 · no financials extracted
5y
THE GLASGOW SCHOOL OF MUSIC (GSOFM) LIMITED
SC627435 · est 2019 · no financials extracted
7y
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 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-limited-exemption
Incorporated2016-03-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85600 — Educational support services

Registered office

16 Royal Crescent
Glasgow
G3 7SL
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-11OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-28

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

ARNOTT, Peter
director · ~64y · appointed 2016-07-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ELLEN, Julie
director · ~64y · appointed 2016-07-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FTHENAKIS, Alexander Emanuel
director · ~40y · appointed 2016-03-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ARMITAGE, Susannah Frances Helen
director · ~46y · appointed 2016-07-08 · resigned 2026-04-23
Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (24 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-04-16