ARCHITECTS CORPORATION LIMITED

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03055498 · ltd · incorporated 1995-05-11
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
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Architectural activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 79). 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 (73/100).

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, 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, 5 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
95 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Average employees200200

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-24
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2024-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-11-12
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  5. 2024-10-01
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2023-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-06-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2021-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-05-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2020-05-24
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  13. 2019-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-10-03
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  15. 2018-10-02
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  16. 2018-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2008-10-23
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    GILI ROSS, Alexander resigned
    director
  18. 2006-12-15
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    GILI-ROSS, Leslie Carmel appointed
    secretary
  19. 2006-12-15
    ➕
    GILI-ROSS, Leslie Carmel appointed
    director
  20. 2006-12-15
    ➖
    GILI ROSS, Stuart Leslie resigned
    secretary
  21. 2005-08-01
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    GILI ROSS, Alexander appointed
    director
  22. 2005-08-01
    ➖
    GILI-ROSS, Leslie Carmel resigned
    director
  23. 2004-10-08
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    GILI ROSS, Stuart Leslie appointed
    secretary
  24. 2004-07-16
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    PATEL, Suresh resigned
    secretary
  25. 2004-07-16
    ➖
    PATEL, Suresh resigned
    director
  26. 2002-11-28
    ➖
    ROSEN, Paul Antony resigned
    director
  27. 1998-01-10
    ➕
    PATEL, Suresh appointed
    secretary
  28. 1998-01-10
    ➖
    ROSEN, Paul Antony resigned
    secretary
  29. 1997-01-10
    ➕
    GILI-ROSS, Leslie Carmel appointed
    director
  30. 1997-01-10
    ➕
    ROSEN, Paul Antony appointed
    director
  31. 1995-05-11
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    Company incorporated
    As ARCHITECTS CORPORATION LIMITED
  32. 1995-05-11
    ➕
    ROSEN, Paul Antony appointed
    secretary
  33. 1995-05-11
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  34. 1995-05-11
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  35. 1995-05-11
    ➕
    PATEL, Suresh appointed
    director
  36. 1995-05-11
    ➕
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  37. 1995-05-11
    ➖
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 31 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Leslie Carmel Gili-Ross
Individual · British · DOB 07/1947 · age 79
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control30/04/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Alex Gili-Rossceased 30/04/2018· 75-100% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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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.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1995-05-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71111 — Architectural activities

Registered office

1 Thornhill House
14 Upton Road
Watford
Hertfordshire
WD18 0JP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-14
Last: 2026-05-31

Officers (2 active · 9 resigned)

GILI-ROSS, Leslie Carmel→
secretary · appointed 2006-12-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GILI-ROSS, Leslie Carmel→
director · ~79y · appointed 2006-12-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GILI ROSS, Stuart Leslie→
secretary · appointed 2004-10-08 · resigned 2006-12-15
Resigned
PATEL, Suresh→
secretary · appointed 1998-01-10 · resigned 2004-07-16
Resigned
ROSEN, Paul Antony→
secretary · appointed 1995-05-11 · resigned 1998-01-10
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1995-05-11 · resigned 1995-05-11
Resigned
GILI ROSS, Alexander→
director · ~49y · appointed 2005-08-01 · resigned 2008-10-23
Resigned
GILI-ROSS, Leslie Carmel→
director · ~79y · appointed 1997-01-10 · resigned 2005-08-01
Resigned
PATEL, Suresh→
director · ~73y · appointed 1995-05-11 · resigned 2004-07-16
Resigned
ROSEN, Paul Antony→
director · ~71y · appointed 1997-01-10 · resigned 2002-11-28
Resigned
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1995-05-11 · resigned 1995-05-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (95 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-05
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-12-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2024-11-12
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-28