JGM ARCH DESIGN LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09137325 · ltd · incorporated 2014-07-18
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
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£101.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Architectural activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
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 £101,935

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£102k
Current Assets
£136k
Current Liabilities
—
£0£27k£54k£81k£108k£136kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£123.0k—
Current assets£135.6k—
Net assets£101.9k—
Average employees—100

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-08-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-08-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-07-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2024-05-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-10-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2023-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-05-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-11-15
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    RONCHI, Mauro resigned
    director
  15. 2018-11-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2018-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2014-07-18
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    Company incorporated
    As JGM ARCH DESIGN LIMITED
  19. 2014-07-18
    ➕
    BIANCHI, Alessandro appointed
    director
  20. 2014-07-18
    ➕
    RONCHI, Mauro appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alessandro Bianchi
Individual · Italian · DOB 02/1965 · age 61
——sig. influencesignificant influence19/07/2016

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
Incorporated2014-07-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71111 — Architectural activities

Registered office

1 Groveside Court
4 Lombard Road
London
SW11 3RQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-29
Last: 2025-11-15

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

BIANCHI, Alessandro→
director · ~62y · appointed 2014-07-18
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Active
RONCHI, Mauro→
director · ~58y · appointed 2014-07-18 · resigned 2018-11-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (30 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-22