1ST ARCHITECTS LTD

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07073414 · ltd · incorporated 2009-11-11
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£5.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
9 officers (5 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
49 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
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 £5,514
Net assets shrinking
Down £10 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£6k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£441
↓ 10% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£1k£2k£3k£4k£6kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£5.5k£5.5k
Current assets£441£491
Net assets£5.5k£5.5k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2024-09-24
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2024-07-25
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    officers · AP03
  5. 2024-07-25
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2024-07-24
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    SEE, Jason appointed
    secretary
  7. 2024-07-17
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    MCCULLOCH, John Philip resigned
    secretary
  8. 2024-07-17
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    MCCULLOCH, John Philip resigned
    director
  9. 2024-07-17
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2024-07-17
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    officers · TM02
  11. 2024-06-18
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  12. 2023-06-01
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  13. 2022-11-09
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  14. 2021-11-08
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  15. 2021-01-05
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  16. 2019-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-11-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2019-11-08
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    MENNIE, John Peter resigned
    director
  19. 2019-08-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2019-08-16
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    SEE, Jason appointed
    director
  21. 2018-11-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2017-11-29
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    accounts · AA
  23. 2012-11-13
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    MCCULLOCH, John Philip appointed
    secretary
  24. 2012-11-13
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    NEVILLE, Adrian resigned
    secretary
  25. 2010-03-15
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    ACWORTH, Barnaby William appointed
    director
  26. 2010-03-15
    ➕
    MCCULLOCH, John Philip appointed
    director
  27. 2010-03-15
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    MENNIE, John Peter appointed
    director
  28. 2009-11-11
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    Company incorporated
    As 1ST ARCHITECTS LTD
  29. 2009-11-11
    ➕
    NEVILLE, Adrian appointed
    director
  30. 2009-11-11
    ➕
    OWEN, Julian Vincent appointed
    director
  31. 2009-11-11
    ➕
    NEVILLE, Adrian appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Adrian Neville
Individual · British · DOB 12/1960 · age 66
——sig. influencesignificant influence11/09/2024
Mr Jason See
Individual · British · DOB 12/1967 · age 59
——sig. influencesignificant influence24/07/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr John Philip Mccullochceased 17/07/2024· significant influence

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
Incorporated2009-11-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

Julian Owen Associates Architects 276 Queens Road
Beeston
Nottingham
Nottinghamshire
NG9 2BD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-12
Last: 2025-10-29

Officers (5 active · 4 resigned)

SEE, Jason→
secretary · appointed 2024-07-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ACWORTH, Barnaby William→
director · ~70y · appointed 2010-03-15
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Active
NEVILLE, Adrian→
director · ~66y · appointed 2009-11-11
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Active
OWEN, Julian Vincent→
director · ~64y · appointed 2009-11-11
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Active
SEE, Jason→
director · ~59y · appointed 2019-08-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCCULLOCH, John Philip→
secretary · appointed 2012-11-13 · resigned 2024-07-17
Resigned
NEVILLE, Adrian→
secretary · appointed 2009-11-11 · resigned 2012-11-13
Resigned
MCCULLOCH, John Philip→
director · ~82y · appointed 2010-03-15 · resigned 2024-07-17
Resigned
MENNIE, John Peter→
director · ~84y · appointed 2010-03-15 · resigned 2019-11-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (49 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-09-24
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-07-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-07-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-07-17
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-08