A D ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN CONSULTANTS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
02655225 · ltd · incorporated 1991-10-18
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£45.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Architectural activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -45% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
11 officers (2 active, 11 linked, 4 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
92 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £45,013
Net assets shrinking
Down £37,871 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 45% YoY
Cash YoY
-45%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£39k
↓ 45% YoY
Net Worth
£45k
↓ 46% YoY
Current Assets
£74k
↓ 37% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £46.6k | £84.9k |
| Current assets | £73.9k | £117.1k |
| Cash | £39.1k | £70.7k |
| Debtors | £34.8k | £46.4k |
| Net assets | £45.0k | £82.9k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-25✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2022-11-08📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2022-11-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-11-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-11-08📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-11-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-11-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-01➕DAVIES, Sarah Ann appointedsecretary
- 2021-10-31➖MORGAN, Susan Elizabeth resignedsecretary
- 2021-10-31➖MORGAN, Ken resigneddirector
- 2021-10-31➖MORGAN, Susan Elizabeth resigneddirector
- 2021-07-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2017-01-31➖MCPHEE, Caroline resignedsecretary
- 2017-01-31➕MORGAN, Susan Elizabeth appointedsecretary
- 2016-11-01➕DAVIES, Aled Eifion appointeddirector
- 2016-10-13➕MORGAN, Ken appointeddirector
- 1995-07-01➖JOHN, Carole Diane resignedsecretary
- 1995-07-01➕MCPHEE, Caroline appointedsecretary
- 1992-07-20➕JOHN, Carole Diane appointedsecretary
- 1992-07-20➖MORGAN, Susan Elizabeth resignedsecretary
- 1992-07-20➖MORGAN, Kenneth Raymond resigneddirector
- 1992-02-20➕MORGAN, Susan Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 1991-11-11➕MORGAN, Susan Elizabeth appointedsecretary
- 1991-11-11➖MBC SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1991-11-11➕MORGAN, Kenneth Raymond appointeddirector
- 1991-11-11➖MBC NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1991-10-18🏢Company incorporatedAs A D ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN CONSULTANTS LIMITED
- 1991-10-18➕MBC SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1991-10-18➕MBC NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 35 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Aled Eifion Davies Individual · Welsh · DOB 11/1982 · age 44 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 31/10/2019 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Ken Morganceased 31/10/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mrs Susan Elizabeth Morganceased 31/10/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1991-10-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71111 — Architectural activities
Registered office
The Studio Little Greenway
Narberth
Dyfed
SA67 8TA
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-03
Last: 2025-08-20
Officers (2 active · 9 resigned)
Active
DAVIES, Aled Eifion→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2016-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
JOHN, Carole Diane→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1992-07-20 · resigned 1995-07-01
MCPHEE, Caroline→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1995-07-01 · resigned 2017-01-31
MORGAN, Susan Elizabeth→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2017-01-31 · resigned 2021-10-31
MORGAN, Susan Elizabeth→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1991-11-11 · resigned 1992-07-20
MBC SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1991-10-18 · resigned 1991-11-11
MORGAN, Ken→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 2016-10-13 · resigned 2021-10-31
MORGAN, Kenneth Raymond→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 1991-11-11 · resigned 1992-07-20
MORGAN, Susan Elizabeth→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 1992-02-20 · resigned 2021-10-31
MBC NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1991-10-18 · resigned 1991-11-11
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Recent filings (92 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-07-18
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-05-25
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-11-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-11-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-11-08
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-11-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-11-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-07-27