ACADEMY PROJECTS (ARCHAEOLOGY.ARCHITECTURE) LTD

💤Zombieactive
06530868 · ltd · incorporated 2008-03-11
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
—
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
🔔
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: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 80). 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 (77/100)

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 (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
44 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
—
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
5
filings
  • • 3 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • • 3 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-22
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2026-04-22
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-04-10
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2026-03-30
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2026-03-01
    ➕
    GOALEN, Martin John appointed
    director
  6. 2026-03-01
    ➖
    GOALEN, Martin John resigned
    director
  7. 2025-12-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2025-10-21
    ➖
    GOALEN, Karen Dorn, Dr resigned
    director
  9. 2024-12-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-12-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-12-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-12-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-03-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-12-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-12-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-12-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-12-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-03-18
    📄
    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  19. 2011-03-12
    ➖
    FORTENBERRY, Cheryl Diane, Dr resigned
    director
  20. 2011-03-12
    ➕
    GOALEN, Karen Dorn, Dr appointed
    director
  21. 2008-03-11
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACADEMY PROJECTS (ARCHAEOLOGY.ARCHITECTURE) LTD
  22. 2008-03-11
    ➕
    GOALEN, Martin John appointed
    secretary
  23. 2008-03-11
    ➕
    FORTENBERRY, Cheryl Diane, Dr appointed
    director
  24. 2008-03-11
    ➕
    GOALEN, Martin John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: GOALEN, Karen Dorn, Dr resigned 2025-10-21; GOALEN, Martin John resigned 2026-03-01

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Martin John Goalen
Individual · British · DOB 06/1946 · age 80
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Dr Karen Dornceased 21/10/2025· 25-50% shares

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

Similar companies

Active · Other · NW postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
A & J BROTHERS LIMITED→
14355393 · est 2022 · no financials extracted
————3y——
A LITTLE IDEA LTD→
08497171 · est 2013 · no financials extracted
————12y——
A. K. LOCKSMITHS LTD→
05214494 · est 2004 · no financials extracted
————21y——
A.L.I.G.N. 360 LIMITED→
16152842 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
————1y——
ACHISOMOCH AID COMPANY LIMITED→
01422574 · est 1979 · no financials extracted
————46y——
ADAM BUILDING SERVICES LIMITED→
06022150 · est 2006 · no financials extracted
————19y——
ADAM MURBY LIMITED→
16473445 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
———————
ADIBA AID LTD→
17081719 · est 2026 · no financials extracted
———————
AFAG LIMITED→
04645431 · est 2003 · no financials extracted
————23y——
AJL MAINTENANCE LTD→
16001099 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
————1y——
AKEO LIMITED→
12435513 · est 2020 · no financials extracted
————6y——
AKS 2023 LTD→
15151039 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
————2y——
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

8 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
Incorporated2008-03-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

30 College Lane
London
NW5 1BJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-08
Last: 2026-03-25

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

GOALEN, Martin John→
secretary · appointed 2008-03-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GOALEN, Martin John→
director · ~80y · appointed 2026-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FORTENBERRY, Cheryl Diane, Dr→
director · ~68y · appointed 2008-03-11 · resigned 2011-03-12
Resigned
GOALEN, Karen Dorn, Dr→
director · ~83y · appointed 2011-03-12 · resigned 2025-10-21
Resigned
GOALEN, Martin John→
director · ~80y · appointed 2008-03-11 · resigned 2026-03-01
Resigned

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

Recent filings (44 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-08