ANGORFA LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05922816 · ltd · incorporated 2006-09-01
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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Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Architectural activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
48 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-21
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2024-01-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-02-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-11-23
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2022-11-22
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2022-01-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-09-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2021-01-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-01-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-01-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-01-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2010-04-01
    ➕
    GWYNNE, Alison Marjorie appointed
    director
  17. 2006-09-01
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    Company incorporated
    As ANGORFA LIMITED
  18. 2006-09-01
    ➕
    GWYNNE, Alison Marjorie appointed
    secretary
  19. 2006-09-01
    ➕
    GWYNNE, Gareth Edward appointed
    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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
  • 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

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
Mrs Alison Marjorie Gwynne
Individual · British · DOB 09/1973 · age 53
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/09/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Gareth Edward Gwynneceased 21/10/2024· 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
Incorporated2006-09-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71111 — Architectural activities

Registered office

36 Oaklands Avenue
West Wickham
BR4 9LF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-05
Last made up to: 2025-04-05
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-15
Last: 2025-09-01

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

GWYNNE, Alison Marjorie→
secretary · appointed 2006-09-01
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GWYNNE, Alison Marjorie→
director · ~53y · appointed 2010-04-01
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Active
GWYNNE, Gareth Edward→
director · ~60y · appointed 2006-09-01
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Recent filings (48 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-08
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-11-23
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-09-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-12