ARCHENFIELD ENTERPRISES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

06962054 · ltd · incorporated 2009-07-14

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

73/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Dental practice activities

Sector: Human health & social work

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

7 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 16.7y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 16.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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

Lenders & charges

7 charges (7/7 with lender, 7/7 with type)

Directors & officers

3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

58 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

73/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Average employees	1100	1000

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 address

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 address

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand

2026-05-15
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address · AD01
2025-05-21
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accounts · AA
2024-05-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-03
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change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2020-06-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-05-15
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2020-03-09
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-01-22
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mortgage · MR04
2020-01-22
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2020-01-22
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Charge satisfied #3
2020-01-22
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Charge satisfied #1
2020-01-20
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mortgage · MR01
2020-01-17
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2020-01-17
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2020-01-16
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FARR, Andrew Michael, Dr appointed
director
2020-01-16
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FARR, Georgina appointed
director
2020-01-16
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PAWLEY, Michael John resigned
director
2020-01-16
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-01-16
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officers · AP01
2020-01-16
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2020-01-16
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Charge registered #7
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
2020-01-16
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Charge registered #6
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
2020-01-16
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
2019-11-06
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Charge satisfied #2
2019-10-18
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Charge satisfied #4
2019-10-02
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
2015-04-01
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Charge registered #3
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2010-11-22
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Charge registered #2
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2009-11-10
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2009-07-14
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Company incorporated
As ARCHENFIELD ENTERPRISES LIMITED
2009-07-14
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PAWLEY, Michael John appointed
director

Owner dependency

66/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Hereford Smile Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Hereford Smile Ltd

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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ARCHENFIELD ENTERPRISES LIMITED

This company · 06962054

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
Hereford Smile Ltd Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	16/01/2020

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Michael John Pawleyceased 16/01/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% 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

Incorporated2009-07-14

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC86230 — Dental practice activities

Registered office

4th Floor 32 - 35 Broad Street

Hereford

HR4 9AR

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-07-28

Last: 2026-07-14

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

FARR, Andrew Michael, Dr→

director · ~42y · appointed 2020-01-16

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Active

FARR, Georgina→

director · ~41y · appointed 2020-01-16

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Active

PAWLEY, Michael John→

director · ~63y · appointed 2009-07-14 · resigned 2020-01-16

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:7 of 7 shown

		Type	Properties
outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC	A registered charge	1 property	16/01/2020	—
outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC	A registered charge	—	16/01/2020	—
outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC	A registered charge	—	16/01/2020	—
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC	A registered charge	1 property	02/10/2019	18/10/2019
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	A registered charge	1 property	01/04/2015	22/01/2020
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Legal charge	2 properties	22/11/2010	06/11/2019
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Debenture	1 property	10/11/2009	22/01/2020

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