ARTSTRAWS LIMITED
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Executive summary
ARTSTRAWS LIMITED, a four-decade-old niche toy manufacturer operating under a single owner-director, has entered formal winding-up proceedings as of June 2024 following a sustained five-year decline that saw net assets erode by 56% to £66,890 and accumulated losses reach (£23,110). The company's remaining strategic value resides solely in potential brand IP and customer relationship assets suitable for acquisition by a larger educational supplies operator, not in any going-concern potential. All creditor stakeholders face material shortfall risk given total liabilities of approximately £460,000 against limited realisable asset value.
Shareholders' funds
£90,000
Balance sheet as at 2023-12-31
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1983-01-11
- Registered office
- 63 Walter Road, Swansea, SA1 4PT
- Postcode
- SA1 4PT
- Capital
- 90,000 GBP
- Accounts category
- Unaudited Abridged
- Charges
- 5 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2023-12-31
- Next due by
- 2025-09-30
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2023-08-20
- Next due by
- 2024-09-03
Nature of business (SIC)
- 32409 Manufacture of other games and toys, not elsewhere classified
Officers 3 current · 3 resigned
Public contracts won 2
£6,276,420 total awarded value where published.
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Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| BIG BOX LIMITED | 1994-01-07 |
| FERNAND NATHAN TOYS AND GAMES LIMITED | 1985-03-27 |
Previous registered addresses 4
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| 6 AND 7 WYNDHAM COURT, ENTERPRISE PARK, MORRISTON, SWANSEA, SA6 7RB | 2011-01-04 |
| 47 STATION ROAD, ALDERSHOT, HAMPSHIRE GU11 1BA | 2007-01-18 |
| 11 PEMBROKE MEWS, LONDON, W8 6ER | 1994-09-30 |
| 7 NEWMAN LANE INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, ALTON, HAMPSHIRE GU34 2QR | 1986-12-10 |
The class of 1983
51%
of the 13,141 companies incorporated in 1983 are still active today; 40% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.