ARCHITECTURAL VISION SYSTEMS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07686363 · ltd · incorporated 2011-06-29
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
£130.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 22210
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
54 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
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 £130,652
Net assets shrinking
Down £314,283 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£131k
↓ 71% YoY
Current Assets
£1.2m
↑ 50% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£231k£462k£693k£925k£1.2mSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£130.7k£444.9k
Current assets£1.16M£768.8k
Net assets£130.7k£444.9k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-18
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2022-07-19
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  6. 2022-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-02-23
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    gazette · DISS40
  8. 2022-02-22
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2021-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-11-06
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  12. 2019-06-26
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    accounts · AA01
  13. 2019-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-09-03
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2018-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-03-26
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    MEECH, Jacqueline appointed
    director
  17. 2018-03-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2017-10-27
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    MEECH, Steven Gary resigned
    director
  19. 2016-05-01
    ➖
    MEECH, Jacqueline resigned
    director
  20. 2015-11-30
    ➕
    CALLINGHAM, Matthew appointed
    director
  21. 2015-08-17
    ➕
    MEECH, Jacqueline appointed
    director
  22. 2015-07-01
    ➕
    MEECH, Steven Gary appointed
    director
  23. 2015-07-01
    ➖
    MILLEN, Barry Scott resigned
    director
  24. 2011-06-29
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    Company incorporated
    As ARCHITECTURAL VISION SYSTEMS LIMITED
  25. 2011-06-29
    ➕
    MILLEN, Barry Scott appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

41/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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
Mrs Jacqueline Meech
Individual · British · DOB 06/1976 · age 50
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/05/2023
Mr Matthew Callingham
Individual · British · DOB 11/1989 · age 37
——sig. influencesignificant influence03/09/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Steven Gary Meechceased 27/10/2017· 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
Incorporated2011-06-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC22210 — SIC 22210

Registered office

35 High Street
Margate
Kent
CT9 1DX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-13
Last: 2025-11-29

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

CALLINGHAM, Matthew→
director · ~37y · appointed 2015-11-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MEECH, Jacqueline→
director · ~50y · appointed 2018-03-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MEECH, Jacqueline→
director · ~50y · appointed 2015-08-17 · resigned 2016-05-01
Resigned
MEECH, Steven Gary→
director · ~56y · appointed 2015-07-01 · resigned 2017-10-27
Resigned
MILLEN, Barry Scott→
director · ~55y · appointed 2011-06-29 · resigned 2015-07-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (54 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-13
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2022-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-29
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-02-23
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-01