HELLOART LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC736095 · ltd · incorporated 2022-06-21

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 · medium confidence

Mixed signals — 1 changes over 30 days, no clear direction yet.

· Filings: 13 → 14

What changed my view

Last 30 days

Picture improved over the last 30 days — 1 positive signal vs 0 negative.

↑Filings: 13 → 14

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 Jun 2025

Net worth

£683

book net assets

Opportunity

71/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (other than commercial art galleries and opticians)

Sector: Wholesale & retail

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

82301Activities of exhibition and fair organisers
90020Support activities to performing arts
90030Artistic creation

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), 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: 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 (58/100).

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, 4 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

2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

14 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

71/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £683

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£683

↑ 165% YoY

Current Assets

£2k

↑ 46% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-06-30	2024-06-30
Total assets	£683	£258
Current assets	£2.4k	£1.6k
Net assets	£683	£258

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand

2025-09-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-25
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-30
➖
LI, Kaixin resigned
director
2024-06-30
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-06-30
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-30
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-06-20
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-20
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-06-21
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Company incorporated
As HELLOART LIMITED
2022-06-21
➕
GAO, Ying appointed
director
2022-06-21
➕
LI, Kaixin appointed
director
2022-06-21
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incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Miss Ying Gao Individual · Chinese · DOB 03/1994 · age 32	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	21/06/2022

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Miss Kaixin Liceased 30/06/2024· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control

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

Incorporated2022-06-21

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC47789 — Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (other than commercial art galleries and opticians)

Registered office

Out Of The Blue Abbeymount Studio

2 Easter Road

Edinburgh

EH7 5AN

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-07-04

Last: 2026-06-20

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

GAO, Ying→

director · ~32y · appointed 2022-06-21

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Active

LI, Kaixin→

director · ~32y · appointed 2022-06-21 · resigned 2024-06-30

Resigned

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Recent filings (14 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-06-22

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-09-02

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2025-08-25

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-06-21

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-07-09

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-06-30

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2024-06-30

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-06-30

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2024-06-30

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2024-06-20

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-08-11

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-06-20

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2023-06-20

incorporation-company

incorporation · NEWINC

2022-06-21