YATES ARCHITECTS LIMITED
Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (48/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Recent activity
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2010-09-14📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2010-09-14🏁Company dissolved
- 2010-06-01📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2010-05-19📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2010-02-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2009-04-15📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2008-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2008-03-20📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2007-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2007-04-20📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2007-04-20📄legacyofficers · 288c
- 2007-04-20📄legacyofficers · 288c
- 2006-10-26📄legacyaccounts · 225
- 2006-03-09📄legacyofficers · 288c
- 2006-03-09📄legacyofficers · 288c
- 2006-02-06📍legacyaddress · 287
- 2006-02-02🏢Company incorporatedAs YATES ARCHITECTS LIMITED
- 2006-02-02➕FORSYTH, Nigel appointedsecretary
- 2006-02-02➕YATES, Louise Rosalind appointeddirector
- 2006-02-02📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "YATES" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 20 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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
1 high ·Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2010-09-14
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