ALEXANDER MARTIN ARCHITECTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08444295 · ltd · incorporated 2013-03-14
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
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Architectural activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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 (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
42 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.

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 employees200200

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 miscellaneous
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 miscellaneous
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-06
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    legacy
    miscellaneous · RPCH01
  2. 2025-10-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-01-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-01-02
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2024-01-02
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-11-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-12-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-12-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-12-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-12-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-12-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-05-06
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2014-07-25
    ➖
    MILFORD, Leonard John resigned
    director
  17. 2014-07-25
    ➖
    MONTES, Isabel Gonzalez resigned
    director
  18. 2013-03-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALEXANDER MARTIN ARCHITECTS LIMITED
  19. 2013-03-14
    ➕
    MARTIN, Alexander Richard Eric appointed
    director
  20. 2013-03-14
    ➕
    MARTIN, Victoria Anne appointed
    director
  21. 2013-03-14
    ➕
    MILFORD, Leonard John appointed
    director
  22. 2013-03-14
    ➕
    MONTES, Isabel Gonzalez 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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MARTIN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alexander Richard Eric Martin
Individual · British · DOB 12/1978 · age 48
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Victoria Anne Martin
Individual · British · DOB 07/1973 · age 53
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-03-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71111 — Architectural activities

Registered office

Unit 20, 43 Carol Street
London
NW1 0HT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-28
Last: 2026-03-14

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

MARTIN, Alexander Richard Eric→
director · ~48y · appointed 2013-03-14
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Active
MARTIN, Victoria Anne→
director · ~53y · appointed 2013-03-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MILFORD, Leonard John→
director · ~50y · appointed 2013-03-14 · resigned 2014-07-25
Resigned
MONTES, Isabel Gonzalez→
director · ~56y · appointed 2013-03-14 · resigned 2014-07-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (42 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-16
legacy
miscellaneous · RPCH01
2026-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-01-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-22