UNITED ART LIMITED
- 47990Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
- 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.
- 91011Library activities
Opportunity 60/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-05-31 | 2023-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.0k | — |
| Current assets | £1.0k | — |
| Debtors | £1.0k | — |
| Net assets | £1.0k | — |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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.
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Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-03📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2025-06-03🏁Company dissolved
- 2025-03-18📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2025-03-11📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2025-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-28📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-02-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-01-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-01-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-03-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-01📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2018-05-09🏢Company incorporatedAs UNITED ART LIMITED
- 2018-05-09➕ROGER, Mark Douglas appointeddirector
- 2018-05-09➕WEATHERBY-BLYTHE, Ian David appointeddirector
- 2018-05-09📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 high ·Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2025-06-03
Group structure
Washington Green Retail Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Washington Green Retail Limited Corporate entity | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 09/05/2018 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Open Frequency Limitedceased 05/12/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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