BBH CHARTERED ARCHITECTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

05433641 · ltd · incorporated 2005-04-22

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

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 4.5y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2025

Net worth

£426.7k

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Architectural activities

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (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: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 4.5y

60/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Charge age ~4.5 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

10 officers (5 active, 10 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

85 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £426,709

Cash YoY

+37%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£145k

↑ 37% YoY

Net Worth

£427k

↑ 21% YoY

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-12-31	2024-12-31
Cash	£144.5k	£105.5k
Net assets	£426.7k	£351.4k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand

2026-03-31
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accounts · AA
2025-07-10
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accounts · AA
2024-06-19
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accounts · AA
2023-12-18
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-12-18
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-12-12
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capital · SH08
2023-12-11
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BACK, David Anthony appointed
director
2023-12-11
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officers · AP01
2023-12-08
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capital · SH10
2023-12-08
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-12-08
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-12-08
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-12-08
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-12-08
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capital · SH01
2023-07-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-12
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accounts · AA
2022-03-31
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mortgage · MR01
2022-03-30
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC (Company Number: 00002065)
2022-01-11
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mortgage · MR01
2022-01-10
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
2021-07-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-02-14
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BENNS, Robert Richard resigned
director
2015-05-22
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BENNS, Robert Richard appointed
director
2011-03-30
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BENNS, Victoria Diana appointed
secretary
2011-03-30
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MYERS, Joanna appointed
secretary
2011-03-30
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MYERS, Paul Barry resigned
secretary
2011-03-30
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BENNS, Robert Richard resigned
director
2005-05-10
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BENNS, Adam Robert appointed
director
2005-05-10
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MYERS, Paul Barry appointed
director
2005-05-10
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MYERS, Paul Barry appointed
secretary
2005-05-10
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BENNS, Robert Richard appointed
director
2005-04-26
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FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2005-04-26
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FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
corporate-nominee-director
2005-04-22
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Company incorporated
As BBH CHARTERED ARCHITECTS LIMITED
2005-04-22
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FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2005-04-22
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FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

60/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Joanna Myers Individual · English · DOB 09/1975 · age 51	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	08/12/2023
Mrs Victoria Diana Benns Individual · British · DOB 04/1972 · age 54	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	08/12/2023

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Paul Barry Myersceased 08/12/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
Mr Adam Robert Bennsceased 08/12/2023· 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

Incorporated2005-04-22

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC71111 — Architectural activities

Registered office

9 Duke Street

Dartmouth

Devon

TQ6 9PY

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-09-30

Last made up to: 2025-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-06

Last: 2026-04-22