ARCHITECTURAL CORPORATE DRAUGHTING LIMITED
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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 6.9y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 6.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £12.1k | £7.7k |
| Current assets | £34.5k | £33.7k |
| Cash | £12.7k | £13.8k |
| Debtors | £21.8k | £19.9k |
| Net assets | £11.7k | £7.3k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-09-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-08-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-08-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-04-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-08-16📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-08-07🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2018-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2009-12-03🏢Company incorporatedAs ARCHITECTURAL CORPORATE DRAUGHTING LIMITED
- 2009-12-03➕CURRAN, Andrew Leslie Boyd appointeddirector
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.
- +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
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 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrew Leslie Boyd Curran Individual · British · DOB 09/1971 · age 55 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 01/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 07/08/2019 | — |