ARCHITECTURAL STREET FURNISHINGS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02823926 · ltd · incorporated 1993-06-03
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£2
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Landscape service activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
9 officers (4 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
88 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
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
Positive net assets
Net assets £2

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£2
~ YoY
Current Assets
£2
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£0£1£1£2£2Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£2£2
Current assets£2£2
Net assets£2£2

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-03-11
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2025-09-30
    ➖
    TAYLOR, Richard Francis resigned
    director
  4. 2025-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-07-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-08-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-12-25
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  12. 2018-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-12-19
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  14. 2018-12-04
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  15. 2017-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2008-02-12
    ➕
    EARNSHAW, Michael appointed
    director
  18. 2008-02-12
    ➕
    FOX, Peter appointed
    director
  19. 2008-02-12
    ➕
    OWENS, Paul appointed
    director
  20. 2008-02-12
    ➖
    JAMES, Leslie David resigned
    director
  21. 2008-02-12
    ➖
    PEARSON, Robert Alan resigned
    director
  22. 2008-02-12
    ➕
    TAYLOR, Richard Francis appointed
    director
  23. 2002-01-01
    ➕
    FOX, Peter appointed
    secretary
  24. 2001-12-31
    ➖
    WORSICK, John Barrie resigned
    secretary
  25. 1993-06-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ARCHITECTURAL STREET FURNISHINGS LIMITED
  26. 1993-06-03
    ➕
    WORSICK, John Barrie appointed
    secretary
  27. 1993-06-03
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 1993-06-03
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 1993-06-03
    ➕
    JAMES, Leslie David appointed
    director
  30. 1993-06-03
    ➕
    PEARSON, Robert Alan appointed
    director

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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 33 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Michael Earnshaw
Individual · British · DOB 01/1964 · age 62
50–75%
—50-75% shares07/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Richard Francis Taylorceased 30/09/2025· significant influence

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
Incorporated1993-06-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC81300 — Landscape service activities

Registered office

Priory Road
Off Armytage Road
Brighouse
HD6 1PY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-17
Last: 2026-06-03

Officers (4 active · 5 resigned)

FOX, Peter→
secretary · appointed 2002-01-01
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Active
EARNSHAW, Michael→
director · ~62y · appointed 2008-02-12
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Active
FOX, Peter→
director · ~68y · appointed 2008-02-12
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Active
OWENS, Paul→
director · ~60y · appointed 2008-02-12
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Active
WORSICK, John Barrie→
secretary · appointed 1993-06-03 · resigned 2001-12-31
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1993-06-03 · resigned 1993-06-03
Resigned
JAMES, Leslie David→
director · ~80y · appointed 1993-06-03 · resigned 2008-02-12
Resigned
PEARSON, Robert Alan→
director · ~70y · appointed 1993-06-03 · resigned 2008-02-12
Resigned
TAYLOR, Richard Francis→
director · ~64y · appointed 2008-02-12 · resigned 2025-09-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (88 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-06-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-04