ARCHIMEDES MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04351595 · ltd · incorporated 2002-01-11
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£-53.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
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
75 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
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 declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £53,029

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
-£53k
↓ 12% YoY
Current Assets
£56k
↑ 508% YoY
Current Liabilities
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-£53k-£31k-£9k£12k£34k£56kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£-47.7k£-38.1k
Current assets£55.9k£9.2k
Net assets£-53.0k£-47.2k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 180 days
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Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-28
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  2. 2024-09-29
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  3. 2023-09-29
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  4. 2022-09-29
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  5. 2021-09-26
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  6. 2021-03-29
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  7. 2020-10-22
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  8. 2019-09-30
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  9. 2018-09-30
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  10. 2017-10-16
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  11. 2016-09-14
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  12. 2016-01-15
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  13. 2015-09-28
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  14. 2015-02-03
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  15. 2014-09-09
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  16. 2007-10-04
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    JORDAN COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  17. 2004-01-29
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    BRUCE, Jamie Scott appointed
    director
  18. 2004-01-29
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    HUTCHINSON, Pamela resigned
    director
  19. 2003-05-08
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    JORDAN COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  20. 2002-01-11
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    Company incorporated
    As ARCHIMEDES MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED
  21. 2002-01-11
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    BRUCE, Susan appointed
    secretary
  22. 2002-01-11
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    BRUCE, Susan appointed
    director
  23. 2002-01-11
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    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2002-01-11
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    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2002-01-11
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    HUTCHINSON, Pamela appointed
    director
  26. 2002-01-11
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    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  27. 2002-01-11
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    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
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.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Jamie Scott Bruce
Individual · British · DOB 06/1970 · age 56
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Susan Bruce
Individual · British · DOB 04/1970 · age 56
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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-01-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

The Jerry
Coanwood
Haltwhistle
Northumberland
NE49 0QR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-25
Last: 2026-01-11

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

BRUCE, Susan→
secretary · appointed 2002-01-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRUCE, Jamie Scott→
director · ~56y · appointed 2004-01-29
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Active
BRUCE, Susan→
director · ~56y · appointed 2002-01-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JORDAN COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-05-08 · resigned 2007-10-04
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-01-11 · resigned 2002-01-11
Resigned
HUTCHINSON, Pamela→
director · ~86y · appointed 2002-01-11 · resigned 2004-01-29
Resigned
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-01-11 · resigned 2002-01-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (75 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-28
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-26
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accounts · AA
2024-09-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-09-30