ARCHITECTURE INITIATIVE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06321455 · ltd · incorporated 2007-07-23
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
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£667.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

🔒Generate AI memo →🔒Outreach pack →🔒Corporate story →📑 Reports →Sign in to watch
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). 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 (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
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
90 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 £667,373
Net assets shrinking
Down £267,463 YoY
Cash YoY
-18%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£642k
↓ 18% YoY
Net Worth
£667k
↓ 29% YoY
Current Assets
£879k
↓ 28% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£243k£485k£728k£971k£1.2mMar 2024Mar 2025

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£667.4k£934.8k
Current assets£878.7k£1.21M
Cash£642.4k£781.2k
Debtors£186.3k£182.3k
Net assets£667.4k£934.8k

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.

See pricing →

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 3 officers
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-22
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-04-22
    📄
    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  3. 2026-04-22
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2026-04-22
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2026-03-19
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2026-03-17
    ➖
    MAINWARING, Lee resigned
    director
  7. 2025-12-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-12-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-12-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-11-08
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2023-11-08
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2023-11-08
    📄
    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  13. 2023-11-08
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2023-08-31
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2023-02-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2022-10-06
    📄
    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  17. 2022-08-10
    📄
    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  18. 2022-08-08
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  19. 2022-08-08
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2022-04-16
    ➖
    PARNELL, Rowan resigned
    director
  21. 2021-12-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2021-03-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2016-05-03
    ➖
    DURRANI, Adam Jonathan resigned
    director
  24. 2014-07-24
    ➕
    PARNELL, Rowan appointed
    director
  25. 2012-08-14
    ➕
    DURRANI, Adam Jonathan appointed
    director
  26. 2012-06-01
    ➕
    MAINWARING, Lee appointed
    director
  27. 2007-07-27
    ➕
    KERRY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  28. 2007-07-27
    ➕
    GOODWIN, Matthew James appointed
    director
  29. 2007-07-27
    ➖
    CCH NOMINEE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  30. 2007-07-27
    ➖
    CCH NOMINEE DIRECTORS LTD resigned
    corporate-director
  31. 2007-07-23
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ARCHITECTURE INITIATIVE LIMITED
  32. 2007-07-23
    ➕
    CCH NOMINEE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  33. 2007-07-23
    ➕
    CCH NOMINEE DIRECTORS LTD appointed
    corporate-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 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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 Matthew James Goodwin
Individual · British · DOB 03/1962 · age 64
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control23/07/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Similar companies

Active · Professional services · HA postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
ABN ASSOCIATES LTD→
11597668 · est 2018 · no financials extracted
————7y——
ACCOMPLISH CONSULTANCY LIMITED→
08936535 · est 2014 · no financials extracted
————12y——
ACCOUNTANTS 4 LIFE LIMITED→
13656435 · est 2021 · no financials extracted
————4y——
ACE BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LTD→
16283830 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
————1y——
ACEMAXIMUS LIMITED→
10851740 · est 2017 · no financials extracted
————8y——
ACEPOWER RECRUITMENT PVT LTD→
15952559 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
————1y——
ACHIEVERS CONSULTING LTD→
08909881 · est 2014 · no financials extracted
————12y——
ACPI CONSULTANTS LTD→
03768173 · est 1999 · no financials extracted
————26y——
ACT EXECUTIVE LIMITED→
08208815 · est 2012 · no financials extracted
————13y——
ACTION AUDIO VISUAL LIMITED→
02748899 · est 1992 · no financials extracted
————33y——
ACTION RESULTS LIMITED→
08393459 · est 2013 · no financials extracted
————13y——
ACTORSGARDEN LIMITED→
10693312 · est 2017 · no financials extracted
————9y——
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →
🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-07-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

C/O Cox Costello & Horne
7 St. Johns Road
Harrow
HA1 2EY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-06
Last: 2025-07-23

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

KERRY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-07-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GOODWIN, Matthew James→
director · ~64y · appointed 2007-07-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CCH NOMINEE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-07-23 · resigned 2007-07-27
Resigned
DURRANI, Adam Jonathan→
director · ~59y · appointed 2012-08-14 · resigned 2016-05-03
Resigned
MAINWARING, Lee→
director · ~43y · appointed 2012-06-01 · resigned 2026-03-17
Resigned
PARNELL, Rowan→
director · ~43y · appointed 2014-07-24 · resigned 2022-04-16
Resigned
CCH NOMINEE DIRECTORS LTD→
corporate-director · appointed 2007-07-23 · resigned 2007-07-27
Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (90 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-22
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2026-04-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-08
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2023-11-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-31