ARCHITECTURAL & PLANNING LTD

🌳Matureactive
07235220 · ltd · incorporated 2010-04-26
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Architectural activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 71112Urban planning and landscape architectural activities
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (5 active, 8 linked, 8 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
15 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
53 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-10
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    legacy
    other · GUARANTEE2
  3. 2026-01-10
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    other · AGREEMENT2
  4. 2025-12-20
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    legacy
    accounts · PARENT_ACC
  5. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
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  7. 2022-12-14
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  8. 2022-03-23
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    officers · AP01
  9. 2022-03-01
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    SEHMI, Tej Paul Singh appointed
    director
  10. 2021-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-11-27
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-04-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2020-04-01
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    SEHMI, Kabir Upkar Singh appointed
    director
  14. 2019-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-09-17
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    officers · CH01
  16. 2019-04-12
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  17. 2019-04-12
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2018-10-16
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    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-09-12
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  20. 2018-05-17
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    JENNINGS, Duncan Richard appointed
    director
  21. 2016-11-20
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    HANSPAUL, Satinder resigned
    director
  22. 2016-10-20
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    PERRY, Claire appointed
    director
  23. 2015-06-11
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    GILL, Jasvinder Singh resigned
    director
  24. 2015-06-11
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    WARD, David Raymond resigned
    director
  25. 2013-06-04
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    GILL, Jasvinder Singh appointed
    director
  26. 2013-06-04
    ➕
    WARD, David Raymond appointed
    director
  27. 2010-04-26
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    Company incorporated
    As ARCHITECTURAL & PLANNING LTD
  28. 2010-04-26
    ➕
    SEHMI, Jatinder Singh appointed
    director
  29. 2010-04-26
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    HANSPAUL, Satinder appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

43/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — SEHMI, Tej Paul Singh (same surname) appointed 2022-03-01. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Rochmills(Holdings) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Rochmills(Holdings) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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ARCHITECTURAL & PLANNING LTD
This company · 07235220

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Rochmills(Holdings) Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr John Howard Wearingceased 31/03/2019· significant influence · firm interest
  • Mr Jatinder Singh Sehmiceased 31/03/2019· significant influence · firm interest
  • Ms Donna Marie Holmesceased 11/09/2018· significant influence · firm interest

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
Incorporated2010-04-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71111 — Architectural activities

Registered office

Burlington House
369 Wellingborough Road
Northampton
Northamptonshire
NN1 4EU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-06
Last: 2026-03-23

Officers (5 active · 3 resigned)

JENNINGS, Duncan Richard→
director · ~57y · appointed 2018-05-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PERRY, Claire→
director · ~46y · appointed 2016-10-20
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Active
SEHMI, Jatinder Singh→
director · ~78y · appointed 2010-04-26
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Active
SEHMI, Kabir Upkar Singh→
director · ~41y · appointed 2020-04-01
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Active
SEHMI, Tej Paul Singh→
director · ~46y · appointed 2022-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GILL, Jasvinder Singh→
director · ~52y · appointed 2013-06-04 · resigned 2015-06-11
Resigned
HANSPAUL, Satinder→
director · ~77y · appointed 2010-04-26 · resigned 2016-11-20
Resigned
WARD, David Raymond→
director · ~64y · appointed 2013-06-04 · resigned 2015-06-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (53 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2026-01-10
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2026-01-10
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2026-01-10
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-08