ARCHPLAN LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07978852 · ltd · incorporated 2012-03-06
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33170
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), 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 (79/100)

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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
40 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees20001800

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

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3 signals 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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-17
    ➕
    LUNN, Katie Anne appointed
    director
  2. 2025-12-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-05-12
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  9. 2021-05-12
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  10. 2021-05-12
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  11. 2020-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-08-29
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  15. 2018-08-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2018-08-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2017-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2012-03-14
    ➕
    LUNN, Maureen appointed
    secretary
  19. 2012-03-14
    ➕
    LUNN, Nigel Douglas appointed
    director
  20. 2012-03-12
    ➖
    SHAH, Ela resigned
    director
  21. 2012-03-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ARCHPLAN LIMITED
  22. 2012-03-06
    ➕
    SHAH, Ela appointed
    director

Owner dependency

81/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

39/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — LUNN, Katie Anne (same surname) appointed 2025-12-17. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Nigel Douglas Lunn
Individual · British · DOB 03/1947 · age 79
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2012-03-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33170 — SIC 33170

Registered office

Bentley House 4 Templar View
Etton
Beverley
East Yorkshire
HU17 7FG
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-20
Last: 2026-03-06

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

LUNN, Maureen→
secretary · appointed 2012-03-14
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Active
LUNN, Katie Anne→
director · ~51y · appointed 2025-12-17
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Active
LUNN, Nigel Douglas→
director · ~79y · appointed 2012-03-14
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Active
SHAH, Ela→
director · ~74y · appointed 2012-03-06 · resigned 2012-03-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (40 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-13
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2021-05-12
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2021-05-12
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-28