ARCHITECTURAL STAINLESS INTERIORS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04681575 · ltd · incorporated 2003-02-28
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£10.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 25990
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
65 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £10,385

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£10k
↑ 1768% YoY
Current Assets
£54k
↑ 24% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£11k£21k£32k£43k£54kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£5.7k£11.0k
Current assets£53.7k£43.4k
Net assets£10.4k£556

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-05-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2021-04-30
    ➖
    REED, Mark resigned
    director
  8. 2021-03-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-03-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2019-02-28
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    WOOD, Bernard James resigned
    director
  12. 2018-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-03-07
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  14. 2018-02-20
    ➖
    WOOD, Dorothy resigned
    secretary
  15. 2018-01-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-03-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2014-08-18
    ➕
    REED, Mark appointed
    director
  19. 2003-03-31
    ➕
    WOOD, Jason Philip appointed
    director
  20. 2003-03-31
    ➕
    WOOD, Steven James appointed
    director
  21. 2003-03-31
    ➕
    WOOD, Dorothy appointed
    secretary
  22. 2003-03-31
    ➕
    WOOD, Bernard James appointed
    director
  23. 2003-02-28
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ARCHITECTURAL STAINLESS INTERIORS LIMITED
  24. 2003-02-28
    ➕
    LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2003-02-28
    ➖
    LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2003-02-28
    ➕
    LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  27. 2003-02-28
    ➖
    LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

84/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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
Mr Steven James Wood
Individual · British · DOB 02/1967 · age 59
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
Incorporated2003-02-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25990 — SIC 25990

Registered office

13 - 17 Hayes Lane
Lye
Stourbridge
West Midlands
DY9 8QJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-18
Last: 2026-05-04

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

WOOD, Jason Philip→
director · ~57y · appointed 2003-03-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WOOD, Steven James→
director · ~59y · appointed 2003-03-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WOOD, Dorothy→
secretary · appointed 2003-03-31 · resigned 2018-02-20
Resigned
LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-02-28 · resigned 2003-02-28
Resigned
REED, Mark→
director · ~61y · appointed 2014-08-18 · resigned 2021-04-30
Resigned
WOOD, Bernard James→
director · ~81y · appointed 2003-03-31 · resigned 2019-02-28
Resigned
LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-02-28 · resigned 2003-02-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (65 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-03-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-03-20