ARCHIMEDES VENTURES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08997511 · ltd · incorporated 2014-04-15
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
  • 68320Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 74). 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, 3 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
7 officers (5 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
44 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.

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£43k£87k£130k£173k£217kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets—£1.75M
Current assets—£163.4k
Cash—£163.4k
Net assets—£216.8k
Average employees5—

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
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Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-12-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-12-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-12-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-12-23
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  6. 2025-11-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2025-10-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2024-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-11-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2023-11-01
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    SEWELL, Mary Christine appointed
    director
  12. 2023-07-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2023-01-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-08-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2021-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-03-11
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  18. 2021-03-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2021-03-10
    ➕
    SUTTON, Julia appointed
    secretary
  20. 2021-03-10
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    SEWELL, Dennis Anthony appointed
    director
  21. 2020-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  22. 2014-10-02
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    SEWELL, Graeme Craig appointed
    director
  23. 2014-10-02
    ➕
    WILSON, Lucy Jane appointed
    director
  24. 2014-10-02
    ➖
    SEWELL, Dennis Anthony resigned
    director
  25. 2014-10-02
    ➖
    SEWELL, Mary Christine resigned
    director
  26. 2014-04-15
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    Company incorporated
    As ARCHIMEDES VENTURES LIMITED
  27. 2014-04-15
    ➕
    SEWELL, Dennis Anthony appointed
    director
  28. 2014-04-15
    ➕
    SEWELL, Mary Christine appointed
    director

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-04-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

4 - 6 Swaby's Yard
Walkergate
Beverley
East Yorkshire
HU17 9BZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-03
Last: 2025-12-20

Officers (5 active · 2 resigned)

SUTTON, Julia→
secretary · appointed 2021-03-10
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Active
SEWELL, Dennis Anthony→
director · ~74y · appointed 2021-03-10
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Active
SEWELL, Graeme Craig→
director · ~48y · appointed 2014-10-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SEWELL, Mary Christine→
director · ~70y · appointed 2023-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WILSON, Lucy Jane→
director · ~42y · appointed 2014-10-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SEWELL, Dennis Anthony→
director · ~74y · appointed 2014-04-15 · resigned 2014-10-02
Resigned
SEWELL, Mary Christine→
director · ~70y · appointed 2014-04-15 · resigned 2014-10-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (44 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-23
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-13