ART & ENGRAVING (SCOT) LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
SC631601 · ltd · incorporated 2019-05-28
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
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Turnover
—
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£-36.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Artistic creation
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
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
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £36,440

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£50k
Net Worth
-£36k
Current Assets
£59k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-31
Total assets£-36.4k
Current assets£58.7k
Cash£50.4k
Debtors£8.4k
Net assets£-36.4k

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
2
filings
  • • 1 gazette
  • • 1 dissolution
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 gazette
  • • 1 dissolution
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 gazette
  • • 1 dissolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-21
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  2. 2026-04-10
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    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  3. 2025-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-05-05
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2025-01-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-11-18
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2024-11-11
    ➕
    JOHNSTON, Fiona appointed
    director
  8. 2023-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-07-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2022-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-06-01
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2020-05-30
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  15. 2020-05-30
    📄
    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  16. 2020-05-25
    ➕
    KELLY, Campbell Ewen appointed
    secretary
  17. 2019-05-28
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ART & ENGRAVING (SCOT) LTD
  18. 2019-05-28
    ➕
    JOHNSTON, Stuart appointed
    director
  19. 2019-05-28
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

74/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Stuart Johnston
Individual · British · DOB 08/1964 · age 62
75–100%
—board control75-100% shares · board control · firm interest28/05/2020

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-05-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC90030 — Artistic creation

Registered office

Unit 4 Station Crescent
Renfrew
PA4 8RA
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-17
Last: 2025-07-03

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

KELLY, Campbell Ewen→
secretary · appointed 2020-05-25
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Active
JOHNSTON, Fiona→
director · ~56y · appointed 2024-11-11
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Active
JOHNSTON, Stuart→
director · ~62y · appointed 2019-05-28
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Recent filings (22 total)

gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-04-21
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-07
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-28