ARCHITECTFOLK LTD
🌳Matureactive
07548498 · ltd · incorporated 2011-03-02
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
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Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Architectural activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company 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: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
61 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 1 | 100 |
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
3
filings
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-03-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-03-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-03-16📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-02-28📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2022-02-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-04-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-04-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-01-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-17📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2020-03-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2011-03-02🏢Company incorporatedAs ARCHITECTFOLK LTD
- 2011-03-02➕RUFFLER, Jessica Mary Ashworth appointedsecretary
- 2011-03-02➕RUFFLER, Andrew William appointeddirector
- 2011-03-02➕RUFFLER, Jessica Mary appointeddirector
Owner dependency
76/100
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 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
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 15 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mrs Jessica Mary Ruffler Individual · British · DOB 03/1979 · age 47 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Andrew William Rufflerceased 28/02/2021· 25-50% voting
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
Incorporated2011-03-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71111 — Architectural activities
Registered office
Brook House Brook Terrace
West Kirby
Wirral
CH48 4DX
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-16
Last: 2026-03-02
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
RUFFLER, Jessica Mary Ashworth→
Activesecretary · appointed 2011-03-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
RUFFLER, Andrew William→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2011-03-02
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RUFFLER, Jessica Mary→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2011-03-02
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Recent filings (61 total)
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-03-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-08