ACANTHUS DARBYSHIRE ARCHITECTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08381090 · ltd · incorporated 2013-01-30
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£13.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Architectural activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
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: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 9 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
57 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 £12,951

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£13k
↑ 24806% YoY
Current Assets
£51k
↓ 32% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£15k£30k£46k£61k£76kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£13.0k£13.4k
Current assets£51.3k£75.9k
Net assets£13.0k£52

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
6
filings
  • • 4 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-12-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-12-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2025-12-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2025-12-01
    ➕
    HANCOCK, Shawn Raymond appointed
    director
  7. 2025-12-01
    ➕
    PARR, Darren Richard appointed
    director
  8. 2025-12-01
    ➕
    PIMBLOTT, Katherine appointed
    director
  9. 2025-12-01
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    WINGFIELD, Jonathon Roland resigned
    director
  10. 2025-02-03
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2025-02-03
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2025-02-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2024-10-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2024-02-28
    ➖
    PIMBLOTT, Katherine resigned
    director
  15. 2024-01-18
    ➕
    WINGFIELD, Jonathon Roland appointed
    director
  16. 2024-01-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2024-01-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2024-01-12
    ➖
    GLOVER, Paul Dennis resigned
    director
  19. 2023-10-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2022-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2022-10-18
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    WINGFIELD, Jonathon Roland resigned
    director
  22. 2022-10-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  23. 2021-08-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  24. 2021-08-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  25. 2021-07-01
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    PIMBLOTT, Katherine appointed
    director
  26. 2021-07-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  27. 2020-07-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  28. 2015-09-30
    ➖
    BROWN, Peter Michael resigned
    director
  29. 2015-09-30
    ➖
    DARBYSHIRE, David Glen resigned
    director
  30. 2013-01-30
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACANTHUS DARBYSHIRE ARCHITECTS LIMITED
  31. 2013-01-30
    ➕
    BROWN, Peter Michael appointed
    director
  32. 2013-01-30
    ➕
    DARBYSHIRE, David Glen appointed
    director
  33. 2013-01-30
    ➕
    GLOVER, Paul Dennis appointed
    director
  34. 2013-01-30
    ➕
    WINGFIELD, Jonathon Roland appointed
    director

Owner dependency

50/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

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

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Johnathon Roland Wingfield
Individual · British · DOB 05/1964 · age 62
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Paul Dennis Gloverceased 12/09/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2013-01-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71111 — Architectural activities

Registered office

Studio 11 2 King Charles Street
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS1 6LS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-13
Last: 2026-01-30

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

HANCOCK, Shawn Raymond→
director · ~44y · appointed 2025-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PARR, Darren Richard→
director · ~50y · appointed 2025-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PIMBLOTT, Katherine→
director · ~43y · appointed 2025-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BROWN, Peter Michael→
director · ~78y · appointed 2013-01-30 · resigned 2015-09-30
Resigned
DARBYSHIRE, David Glen→
director · ~82y · appointed 2013-01-30 · resigned 2015-09-30
Resigned
GLOVER, Paul Dennis→
director · ~64y · appointed 2013-01-30 · resigned 2024-01-12
Resigned
PIMBLOTT, Katherine→
director · ~43y · appointed 2021-07-01 · resigned 2024-02-28
Resigned
WINGFIELD, Jonathon Roland→
director · ~62y · appointed 2024-01-18 · resigned 2025-12-01
Resigned
WINGFIELD, Jonathon Roland→
director · ~62y · appointed 2013-01-30 · resigned 2022-10-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (57 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-02-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-02-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-06