ARTISAN ACADEMY LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
SC773183 · ltd · incorporated 2023-06-20
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company 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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (58/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
12 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-03-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-03📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-04-03📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-04-03📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-04-03📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-04-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-06-20🏢Company incorporatedAs ARTISAN ACADEMY LTD
- 2023-06-20➕HILL, Nicola De La Mare appointeddirector
- 2023-06-20➕TAYLOR, Rebbecca Helen appointeddirector
- 2023-06-20📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Young company: Only 2.8 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.
🏛️significant stake
Taylored Nail Academy Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
🏛️significant stake
De La Mare Hair Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
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ARTISAN ACADEMY LTD
This company · SC773183
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Taylored Nail Academy Limited Corporate entity | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 21/06/2023 |
De La Mare Hair Limited Corporate entity | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 21/06/2023 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Miss Nicola De La Mareceased 21/06/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
- Mrs Rebbecca Helen Taylorceased 21/06/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Active · Education & training · ML postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A & B EDUCATION LIMITED→ SC159176 · est 1995 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 30y | — | — |
| A2B (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→ SC563193 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| ACCOMMODATING FLEXIBLE TRAINING LTD→ SC773381 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AMMAZING LIMITED→ SC793131 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| COUNSELLING AND THERAPY WITH ZARA LTD→ SC804888 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| CRANMORE TRAINING LTD→ SC858052 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CTM DRIVER TRAINING LTD→ SC822375 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| CWS FITNESS LTD→ SC872885 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DANCE POINTE ACADEMY SCOTLAND LIMITED→ SC813953 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| DEWAR LIMITED→ SC859121 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DMOM TRAINING LIMITED→ SC851790 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DOUGIE GIBBONS DRIVING LTD→ SC628539 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-06-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.
Registered office
303 Unit 1
Main Street
Bellshill
ML4 1AW
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-17
Last: 2026-04-03
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
HILL, Nicola De La Mare→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2023-06-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
TAYLOR, Rebbecca Helen→
Activedirector · ~34y · appointed 2023-06-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (12 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-04-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-03
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-04-03
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-04-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-04-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-04-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-03
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-06-20