A4 ARCHITECTURE UK LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06088864 · ltd · incorporated 2007-02-07
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
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£145.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other engineering activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
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. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -98% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
54 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 £144,951
Very low cash
Cash position: £49
Cash draining
Cash down 98% YoY
Cash YoY
-98%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£49
↓ 98% YoY
Net Worth
£145k
↑ 5.0% YoY
Current Assets
£165k
↓ 23% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£43k£85k£128k£171k£214kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£169.2k£174.4k
Current assets£165.4k£213.6k
Cash£49£2.0k
Debtors£165.4k£211.6k
Net assets£145.0k£138.1k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-13
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  2. 2024-04-15
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  3. 2023-05-16
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  4. 2023-02-15
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  5. 2023-02-15
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  6. 2023-02-09
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    address · AD01
  7. 2023-02-09
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    address · AD01
  8. 2022-05-11
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  9. 2021-07-28
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  10. 2020-07-28
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  11. 2019-07-30
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  12. 2018-07-25
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  13. 2017-07-31
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  14. 2016-07-06
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  15. 2016-02-22
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  16. 2010-04-08
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    SYLVESTER, Sandra Ann resigned
    secretary
  17. 2010-04-08
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    SYLVESTER, Sandra Ann resigned
    director
  18. 2007-02-07
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    Company incorporated
    As A4 ARCHITECTURE UK LIMITED
  19. 2007-02-07
    ➕
    SINFIELD, Kevin John appointed
    director
  20. 2007-02-07
    ➕
    SYLVESTER, Sandra Ann appointed
    secretary
  21. 2007-02-07
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2007-02-07
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    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2007-02-07
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    SYLVESTER, Sandra Ann appointed
    director
  24. 2007-02-07
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    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2007-02-07
    ➖
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
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.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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
Mr Kevin John Sinfield
Individual · British · DOB 09/1967 · age 59
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2007-02-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71129 — Other engineering activities

Registered office

Station House
Rye Station
Rye
East Sussex
TN31 7AB
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-21
Last: 2026-02-07

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

SINFIELD, Kevin John→
director · ~59y · appointed 2007-02-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SYLVESTER, Sandra Ann→
secretary · appointed 2007-02-07 · resigned 2010-04-08
Resigned
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-02-07 · resigned 2007-02-07
Resigned
SYLVESTER, Sandra Ann→
director · ~61y · appointed 2007-02-07 · resigned 2010-04-08
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-02-07 · resigned 2007-02-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (54 total)

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2026-02-09
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accounts · AA
2025-05-13
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-20
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accounts · AA
2024-04-15
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-02-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-12