ABBEY DESIGN ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES LTD
🌳Matureactive
06978517 · ltd · incorporated 2009-08-03
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£44.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Architectural activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
47 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £44,834
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£45k
↑ 19% YoY
Current Assets
£136k
↑ 22% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £48.3k | £51.6k |
| Current assets | £136.0k | £111.8k |
| Net assets | £44.8k | £37.8k |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-07-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-08-12📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2020-08-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-03📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2017-08-03📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2017-08-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2009-08-03🏢Company incorporatedAs ABBEY DESIGN ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES LTD
- 2009-08-03➕EDWARDS, Colin Ronald appointeddirector
- 2009-08-03➕WOOD, Lee Roger appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +No director turnover: Company is 17 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Colin Ronald Edwards Individual · British · DOB 06/1971 · age 55 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/06/2016 |
Mr Lee Roger Wood Individual · British · DOB 10/1975 · age 51 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/06/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-08-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71111 — Architectural activities
Registered office
Suite 1, First Floor
3 Jubilee Way
Faversham
ME13 8GD
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-17
Last: 2025-08-03
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
EDWARDS, Colin Ronald→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2009-08-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WOOD, Lee Roger→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2009-08-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (47 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-08-12
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2020-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-03