AFL ARCHITECTS LTD
🌳Matureactive
09088828 · ltd · incorporated 2014-06-16
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 Jun 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Architectural activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
59 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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-06-30 | 2023-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 0 | 300 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-02📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-08-26📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-06-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-06-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-06-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-06-25📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2025-06-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-06-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-06-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-05-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-05-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-05-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-26📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-07-19📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2023-07-19📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2023-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-01📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2022-02-01📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2019-12-05➖WALSH, Sheldon Andrew resigneddirector
- 2019-05-09➖MORTON, Martin resigneddirector
- 2014-07-09➕OSBORNE, Philip Ronald appointeddirector
- 2014-07-09➕ROBERTS, John Meredydd appointeddirector
- 2014-07-09➕ROWLANDS, Garry appointeddirector
- 2014-07-09➖KOUSSA, Abdel resigneddirector
- 2014-07-09➕MORTON, Martin appointeddirector
- 2014-07-09➕WALSH, Sheldon Andrew appointeddirector
- 2014-06-16🏢Company incorporatedAs AFL ARCHITECTS LTD
- 2014-06-16➕KOUSSA, Abdel appointeddirector
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr John Meredydd Roberts Individual · Welsh · DOB 08/1966 · age 60 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 28/04/2023 |
Mr Philip Ronald Osborne Individual · British · DOB 11/1959 · age 67 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 28/04/2023 |
Mr Garry Rowlands Individual · British · DOB 05/1957 · age 69 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 28/04/2023 |
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.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-06-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71111 — Architectural activities
Registered office
1st Floor St George's House
56 Peter St
Manchester
M2 3NQ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last: 2025-06-16
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
OSBORNE, Philip Ronald→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2014-07-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ROBERTS, John Meredydd→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2014-07-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ROWLANDS, Garry→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2014-07-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KOUSSA, Abdel→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2014-06-16 · resigned 2014-07-09
MORTON, Martin→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 2014-07-09 · resigned 2019-05-09
WALSH, Sheldon Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2014-07-09 · resigned 2019-12-05
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Recent filings (59 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-08
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-09-02
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-06-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-06-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-06-25
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2025-06-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-27