ARCHITECTURE FACTORY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08522673 · ltd · incorporated 2013-05-09
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 May 2025
Net worth
£2.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46130
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 71111Architectural activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 2 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 (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
47 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,004
Net assets shrinking
Down £9,988 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£2k
↓ 83% YoY
Current Assets
£26k
↑ 188% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£5k£10k£16k£21k£26kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£21.4k£14.9k
Current assets£25.9k£9.0k
Net assets£2.0k£12.0k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-04-14
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2020-04-27
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2020-04-27
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2020-04-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2020-04-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2020-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-09-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2019-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-01-31
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2018-05-01
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    PARK, Chi Won appointed
    director
  17. 2013-12-31
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    PARK, Chi Won resigned
    director
  18. 2013-12-01
    ➕
    PARK, Soo Jin appointed
    director
  19. 2013-05-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ARCHITECTURE FACTORY LIMITED
  20. 2013-05-09
    ➕
    PARK, Chi Won appointed
    director

Owner dependency

74/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Chi Won Park
Individual · South Korean · DOB 10/1967 · age 59
——sig. influencesignificant influence01/12/2018
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Ms Soo Jin Parkceased 01/04/2021· 75-100% shares
  • Mr Chiwon Parkceased 01/06/2018· 25-50% shares
  • Ms Soojin Parkceased 01/06/2018· 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
Incorporated2013-05-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46130 — SIC 46130

Registered office

258 Carshalton Road
Sutton
SM1 4SB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-28
Last: 2026-04-14

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

PARK, Chi Won→
director · ~59y · appointed 2018-05-01
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Active
PARK, Soo Jin→
director · ~53y · appointed 2013-12-01
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Active
PARK, Chi Won→
director · ~59y · appointed 2013-05-09 · resigned 2013-12-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (47 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-04-27