ADP ARCHITECTS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04604714 · ltd · incorporated 2002-11-29
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
£76.8k
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
Asset-holding vehicle with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 69). 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 (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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
75 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £76,772
Net assets shrinking
Down £8,674 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£77k
↓ 10% YoY
Current Assets
£115k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£23k£46k£69k£92k£115kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£80.2k£98.8k
Current assets£115.0k£114.8k
Net assets£76.8k£85.4k

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
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-12-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2023-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-12-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2023-12-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2022-11-09
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2022-11-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-12-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2020-12-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2020-12-01
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2020-12-01
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  15. 2020-12-01
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2019-11-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-11-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  18. 2011-09-27
    ➕
    LAURENSON, Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  19. 2010-05-28
    ➖
    FURLONGER, Janet Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  20. 2010-05-28
    ➖
    FURLONGER, Martin resigned
    director
  21. 2002-11-29
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADP ARCHITECTS LIMITED
  22. 2002-11-29
    ➕
    LAURENSON, Philip John appointed
    director
  23. 2002-11-29
    ➕
    FURLONGER, Janet Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  24. 2002-11-29
    ➕
    L & A SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2002-11-29
    ➖
    L & A SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2002-11-29
    ➕
    FURLONGER, Martin appointed
    director
  27. 2002-11-29
    ➕
    L & A REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 2002-11-29
    ➖
    L & A REGISTRARS 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 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Philip John Laurenson
Individual · British · DOB 07/1957 · age 69
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mrs Elizabeth Laurenson
Individual · British · DOB 05/1964 · age 62
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Denton & Co Trustees Limitedceased 29/09/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2002-11-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71111 — Architectural activities

Registered office

Richmond Court 94 Botley Road
Park Gate
Southampton
SO31 1BA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-13
Last: 2025-11-29

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

LAURENSON, Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2011-09-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LAURENSON, Philip John→
director · ~69y · appointed 2002-11-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FURLONGER, Janet Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2002-11-29 · resigned 2010-05-28
Resigned
L & A SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-11-29 · resigned 2002-11-29
Resigned
FURLONGER, Martin→
director · ~71y · appointed 2002-11-29 · resigned 2010-05-28
Resigned
L & A REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-11-29 · resigned 2002-11-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (75 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-04