BARRY TOMLINSON ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04510525 · ltd · incorporated 2002-08-14
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£28.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Architectural activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong 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: 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 (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
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
68 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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £28,184

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£28k
↑ 23% YoY
Current Assets
£41k
↑ 24% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£8k£16k£25k£33k£41kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£28.2k£23.0k
Current assets£40.9k£32.8k
Net assets£28.2k£23.0k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-23
    ➖
    TOMLINSON, Barry Stewart resigned
    director
  3. 2025-06-23
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-06-23
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-06-23
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2024-12-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-10-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-08-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-05-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2020-08-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-09-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-11-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-09-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-11-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-11-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2014-04-01
    ➕
    LAW, Naomi Catherine appointed
    secretary
  18. 2014-04-01
    ➕
    LAW, Naomi Catherine appointed
    director
  19. 2014-04-01
    ➖
    TOMLINSON, Suzanne Elizabeth Louise resigned
    secretary
  20. 2007-04-01
    ➖
    EVANS, Sylvia Winifred resigned
    director
  21. 2004-04-01
    ➕
    EVANS, Sylvia Winifred appointed
    director
  22. 2002-08-15
    ➖
    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2002-08-15
    ➖
    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 2002-08-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BARRY TOMLINSON ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES LIMITED
  25. 2002-08-14
    ➕
    TOMLINSON, Suzanne Elizabeth Louise appointed
    secretary
  26. 2002-08-14
    ➕
    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2002-08-14
    ➕
    TOMLINSON, Barry Stewart appointed
    director
  28. 2002-08-14
    ➕
    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple 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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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
Ms Naomi Catherine Law
Individual · British · DOB 04/1972 · age 54
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Barry Stewart Tomlinsonceased 25/05/2025· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2002-08-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71111 — Architectural activities

Registered office

1 Fronwen Terrace
Brecon
LD3 9HB
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-11
Last: 2025-07-28

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

LAW, Naomi Catherine→
secretary · appointed 2014-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LAW, Naomi Catherine→
director · ~54y · appointed 2014-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TOMLINSON, Suzanne Elizabeth Louise→
secretary · appointed 2002-08-14 · resigned 2014-04-01
Resigned
BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-08-14 · resigned 2002-08-15
Resigned
EVANS, Sylvia Winifred→
director · ~64y · appointed 2004-04-01 · resigned 2007-04-01
Resigned
TOMLINSON, Barry Stewart→
director · ~80y · appointed 2002-08-14 · resigned 2025-06-23
Resigned
BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-08-14 · resigned 2002-08-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (68 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-06