ARCHITECTS PLUS (UK) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04221140 · ltd · incorporated 2001-05-22
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 17.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Architectural activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 17.6y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 17.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
12 officers (2 active, 12 linked, 7 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
92 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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 Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Average employees14001400

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (42 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-05
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  2. 2025-05-28
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  3. 2025-05-27
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  4. 2025-03-28
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  5. 2024-08-22
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    address · AD01
  6. 2023-11-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  7. 2022-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  8. 2021-10-01
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  9. 2021-01-12
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    officers · TM02
  10. 2021-01-12
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
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  11. 2021-01-12
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  12. 2021-01-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2020-12-24
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    BLAIR, David Robert resigned
    secretary
  14. 2020-12-24
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    BLAIR, David Robert resigned
    director
  15. 2020-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-09-19
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  17. 2019-08-01
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  18. 2019-08-01
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    Charge satisfied #1
  19. 2018-09-27
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  20. 2017-10-13
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  21. 2015-08-01
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    WHITTAKER, Raymond resigned
    director
  22. 2013-08-01
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    LANGLANDS, Thomas resigned
    director
  23. 2013-07-11
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    BLAIR, David Robert appointed
    secretary
  24. 2013-07-11
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    LANGLANDS, Thomas resigned
    secretary
  25. 2011-07-28
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    GOWER, Barbara Jayne appointed
    director
  26. 2011-07-28
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    JUDD, Iain Christian appointed
    director
  27. 2008-10-31
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    JEFFERSON, Richard resigned
    secretary
  28. 2008-10-31
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    LANGLANDS, Thomas appointed
    secretary
  29. 2008-10-31
    ➖
    JEFFERSON, Richard resigned
    director
  30. 2008-10-31
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    LAMOND, David resigned
    director
  31. 2008-10-23
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  32. 2005-08-01
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    BLAIR, David Robert appointed
    director
  33. 2001-05-22
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    Company incorporated
    As ARCHITECTS PLUS (UK) LIMITED
  34. 2001-05-22
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    JEFFERSON, Richard appointed
    secretary
  35. 2001-05-22
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    ASHBURTON REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  36. 2001-05-22
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    ASHBURTON REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  37. 2001-05-22
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    JEFFERSON, Richard appointed
    director
  38. 2001-05-22
    ➕
    LAMOND, David appointed
    director
  39. 2001-05-22
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    LANGLANDS, Thomas appointed
    director
  40. 2001-05-22
    ➕
    WHITTAKER, Raymond appointed
    director
  41. 2001-05-22
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    AR NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  42. 2001-05-22
    ➖
    AR NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Iain Christian Judd
Individual · British · DOB 04/1974 · age 52
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting24/12/2020
Mrs Barbara Jayne Gower
Individual · British · DOB 04/1973 · age 53
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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

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6 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
Incorporated2001-05-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71111 — Architectural activities

Registered office

Suite 3 1st Floor Carlyle's Court
St. Mary's Gate
Carlisle
CA3 8RY
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-05
Last: 2025-05-22

Officers (2 active · 10 resigned)

GOWER, Barbara Jayne→
director · ~53y · appointed 2011-07-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JUDD, Iain Christian→
director · ~52y · appointed 2011-07-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BLAIR, David Robert→
secretary · appointed 2013-07-11 · resigned 2020-12-24
Resigned
JEFFERSON, Richard→
secretary · appointed 2001-05-22 · resigned 2008-10-31
Resigned
LANGLANDS, Thomas→
secretary · appointed 2008-10-31 · resigned 2013-07-11
Resigned
ASHBURTON REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-05-22 · resigned 2001-05-22
Resigned
BLAIR, David Robert→
director · ~65y · appointed 2005-08-01 · resigned 2020-12-24
Resigned
JEFFERSON, Richard→
director · ~77y · appointed 2001-05-22 · resigned 2008-10-31
Resigned
LAMOND, David→
director · ~79y · appointed 2001-05-22 · resigned 2008-10-31
Resigned
LANGLANDS, Thomas→
director · ~72y · appointed 2001-05-22 · resigned 2013-08-01
Resigned
WHITTAKER, Raymond→
director · ~73y · appointed 2001-05-22 · resigned 2015-08-01
Resigned
AR NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-05-22 · resigned 2001-05-22
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Debenture1 property23/10/200801/08/2019

Recent filings (92 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-28
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2025-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-28
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-01-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-01-12