ARCHITECTS @ BHD LTD

💤Zombieactive
04831578 · ltd · incorporated 2003-07-14
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 2026
Net worth
£138.1k
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 (77/100)

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 (1 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
93 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £138,054

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£138k
↑ 30% YoY
Current Assets
£171k
↑ 3.8% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£34k£68k£103k£137k£171kMar 2025Mar 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-03-312025-03-31
Total assets£140.3k£106.0k
Current assets£171.1k£164.9k
Net assets£138.1k£106.0k

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
3
filings
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-07-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2026-07-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-10-23
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    replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
  5. 2025-10-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2025-09-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2025-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-10-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-09-08
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    capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
    capital · SH10
  11. 2023-09-08
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  12. 2023-09-08
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  13. 2023-09-08
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    statement-of-companys-objects
    change-of-constitution · CC04
  14. 2023-09-08
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    capital-alter-shares-subdivision
    capital · SH02
  15. 2023-09-08
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  16. 2023-08-01
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  17. 2023-08-01
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    change-of-name-request-comments
    change-of-name · NM06
  18. 2023-08-01
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    change-of-name-notice
    change-of-name · CONNOT
  19. 2023-07-24
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  20. 2023-06-19
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    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  21. 2023-06-19
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    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  22. 2023-06-05
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  23. 2023-05-02
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    HARRIS, Heston appointed
    director
  24. 2023-05-02
    ➖
    HARRINGTON, Moira resigned
    secretary
  25. 2023-05-02
    ➖
    ANSTEE, Sally Kay resigned
    director
  26. 2023-05-02
    ➖
    GROVER, Kate resigned
    director
  27. 2023-05-02
    ➖
    HARRINGTON, Moira resigned
    director
  28. 2023-05-02
    ➖
    HARRINGTON, Robert Clive resigned
    director
  29. 2010-10-07
    ➕
    ANSTEE, Sally Kay appointed
    director
  30. 2010-10-07
    ➕
    GROVER, Kate appointed
    director
  31. 2003-07-14
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    Company incorporated
    As ARCHITECTS @ BHD LTD
  32. 2003-07-14
    ➕
    HARRINGTON, Moira appointed
    secretary
  33. 2003-07-14
    ➕
    HARRINGTON, Moira appointed
    director
  34. 2003-07-14
    ➕
    HARRINGTON, Robert Clive appointed
    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

55/100
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.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Heston Harris
Individual · British · DOB 09/1996 · age 30
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control02/05/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Robert Clive Harringtonceased 02/05/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2003-07-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71111 — Architectural activities

Registered office

1st Floor, 12 Church Square
Leighton Buzzard
Bedfordshire
LU7 1AE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-13
Last: 2025-08-30

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

HARRIS, Heston→
director · ~30y · appointed 2023-05-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HARRINGTON, Moira→
secretary · appointed 2003-07-14 · resigned 2023-05-02
Resigned
ANSTEE, Sally Kay→
director · ~42y · appointed 2010-10-07 · resigned 2023-05-02
Resigned
GROVER, Kate→
director · ~45y · appointed 2010-10-07 · resigned 2023-05-02
Resigned
HARRINGTON, Moira→
director · ~73y · appointed 2003-07-14 · resigned 2023-05-02
Resigned
HARRINGTON, Robert Clive→
director · ~72y · appointed 2003-07-14 · resigned 2023-05-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (93 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-07-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-07-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-07-17
replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
2025-10-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-21
confirmation-statement
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-21
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2023-09-08
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-09-08
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-09-08