ANDREW DOBSON ARCHITECTS LIMITED
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 16.3y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 16.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £126.2k | £177.4k |
| Current assets | £158.7k | £238.8k |
| Net assets | £126.2k | £177.4k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-04-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-19📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-10-14📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2022-10-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-10-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2022-05-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-04-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2015-05-28🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2010-10-01➖MATTHEWS, Vanessa Helen resignedsecretary
- 2010-03-12🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Milton (Bvi) Limited
- 2007-12-10🏢Company incorporatedAs ANDREW DOBSON ARCHITECTS LIMITED
- 2007-12-10➕DOBSON, Andrew Mark appointeddirector
- 2007-12-10➕MATTHEWS, Vanessa Helen appointedsecretary
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 "DOBSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- 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
cleanGroup structure
Adrest Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Adrest Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 12/10/2022 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Andrew Mark Dobsonceased 12/10/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Milton (Bvi) Milton (Bvi) Limited | Cash deposit deed | 1 property | 12/03/2010 | 28/05/2015 |