ASSOCIATION OF SURVEYORS AND ARCHITECTURAL CONSULTANTS LTD

💤Zombieactive
09086871 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2014-06-16
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

🔒Generate AI memo →🔒Outreach pack →🔒Corporate story →📑 Reports →Sign in to watch
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of professional membership organisations
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 79). Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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

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
8 officers (1 active, 8 linked, 8 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
41 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

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

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Average employees00

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-05
    ➖
    GARSON, Michael David resigned
    director
  3. 2025-06-05
    ➖
    HUNTER, Frank Howard resigned
    director
  4. 2025-06-05
    ➖
    LERNER, Ian Stuart resigned
    director
  5. 2025-06-05
    ➖
    ROSEN, Jeffrey Paul resigned
    director
  6. 2025-06-05
    ➖
    WINKLER, Mark Jonathan resigned
    director
  7. 2025-06-05
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2025-06-05
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2025-06-05
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2025-06-05
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2025-06-05
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2025-03-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2024-03-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2023-03-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2023-01-11
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2023-01-06
    ➖
    JOSEF, Yaniv Raphael resigned
    director
  17. 2022-03-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-06-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-03-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-07-11
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2019-07-01
    ➖
    KLEINMAN, Alan resigned
    director
  22. 2019-03-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  23. 2018-04-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  24. 2015-01-05
    ➕
    GARSON, Michael David appointed
    director
  25. 2014-12-23
    ➕
    KLEINMAN, Alan appointed
    director
  26. 2014-12-19
    ➕
    HUNTER, Frank Howard appointed
    director
  27. 2014-12-19
    ➕
    JOSEF, Yaniv Raphael appointed
    director
  28. 2014-12-19
    ➕
    LERNER, Ian Stuart appointed
    director
  29. 2014-12-19
    ➕
    ROSEN, Jeffrey Paul appointed
    director
  30. 2014-12-19
    ➕
    WINKLER, Mark Jonathan appointed
    director
  31. 2014-06-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ASSOCIATION OF SURVEYORS AND ARCHITECTURAL CONSULTANTS LTD
  32. 2014-06-16
    ➕
    LEWIS, Derek Leonard appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-07-19

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Derek Leonard Lewis
Individual · British · DOB 05/1947 · age 79
——sig. influencesignificant influence01/06/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Similar companies

Active · Other · EC postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
ARAB REVOLUTION FRONT LTD→
15937252 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
————1y——
ASPIRATIONS PROPERTY SERVICES LTD→
13557770 · est 2021 · no financials extracted
————4y——
ASSOCIATION FOR STANDARDS AND PRACTICES IN ELECTRONIC TRADE - EAN UK LIMITED→
05139093 · est 2004 · no financials extracted
————21y——
ASSOCIATION FOR SURVEY COMPUTING CIC→
14461935 · est 2022 · no financials extracted
————3y——
ASSOCIATION OF BRITISH PEWTER CRAFTSMEN LIMITED→
00990122 · est 1970 · no financials extracted
————55y——
ASSOCIATION OF DEMOCRATIC SERVICES OFFICERS→
07068088 · est 2009 · no financials extracted
————16y——
ASSOCIATION OF ENERGY SUPPLIERS→
03387790 · est 1997 · no financials extracted
————28y——
ASSOCIATION OF ITALIAN SCIENTISTS IN THE UK (AISUK)→
09694186 · est 2015 · no financials extracted
————10y——
ASSOCIATION OF MBAS AND BUSINESS GRADUATES ASSOCIATION→
00921702 · est 1967 · no financials extracted
————58y——
ASSOCIATION OF NANNY AGENCIES LIMITED→
14186154 · est 2022 · no financials extracted
————3y——
ASTRO HOLD LLP→
OC456577 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
———————
ASTROPAY CORPORATION LLP→
OC443004 · est 2022 · no financials extracted
————3y——
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

9 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →
🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2014-06-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC94120 — Activities of professional membership organisations

Registered office

46 Clerkenwell Close
London
EC1R 0AZ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-19OVERDUE
Last: 2025-07-05

Officers (1 active · 7 resigned)

LEWIS, Derek Leonard→
director · ~79y · appointed 2014-06-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GARSON, Michael David→
director · ~77y · appointed 2015-01-05 · resigned 2025-06-05
Resigned
HUNTER, Frank Howard→
director · ~81y · appointed 2014-12-19 · resigned 2025-06-05
Resigned
JOSEF, Yaniv Raphael→
director · ~53y · appointed 2014-12-19 · resigned 2023-01-06
Resigned
KLEINMAN, Alan→
director · ~79y · appointed 2014-12-23 · resigned 2019-07-01
Resigned
LERNER, Ian Stuart→
director · ~81y · appointed 2014-12-19 · resigned 2025-06-05
Resigned
ROSEN, Jeffrey Paul→
director · ~66y · appointed 2014-12-19 · resigned 2025-06-05
Resigned
WINKLER, Mark Jonathan→
director · ~71y · appointed 2014-12-19 · resigned 2025-06-05
Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (41 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-28