AHW ARCHITECTS LTD

🌳Matureactive
10001371 · ltd · incorporated 2016-02-11
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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Net worth
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Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Architectural activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
28 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year 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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-28
Average employees200

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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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-04
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2025-11-30
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  3. 2024-12-01
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  4. 2023-11-27
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  5. 2023-03-21
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    officers · TM01
  6. 2023-03-10
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    ASHER, Daniel Simon resigned
    director
  7. 2022-11-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-11-30
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-11-27
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  10. 2020-03-02
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  11. 2020-03-02
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  12. 2020-03-02
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  13. 2020-03-02
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2020-02-20
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    WARD, Katie Louise appointed
    director
  15. 2019-10-01
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  16. 2018-11-29
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  17. 2018-02-23
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  18. 2018-02-15
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    HUNTER, Luke resigned
    director
  19. 2017-11-17
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    accounts · AA
  20. 2016-02-11
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    Company incorporated
    As AHW ARCHITECTS LTD
  21. 2016-02-11
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    WARD, Katie Louise appointed
    secretary
  22. 2016-02-11
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    WARD, Russell James appointed
    director
  23. 2016-02-11
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    ASHER, Daniel Simon appointed
    director
  24. 2016-02-11
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    HUNTER, Luke appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

41/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Katie Louise Ward
Individual · British · DOB 11/1982 · age 44
25–50%
—25-50% shares31/08/2019
Mr Russell James Ward
Individual · British · DOB 07/1982 · age 44
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Daniel Simon Asherceased 31/08/2019· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Luke Hunterceased 31/08/2019· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2016-02-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71111 — Architectural activities

Registered office

Manor House Manor Grounds, Lincoln Road
Skellingthorpe
Lincoln
Lincolnshire
LN6 5UR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-24
Last: 2026-02-10

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

WARD, Katie Louise→
secretary · appointed 2016-02-11
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Active
WARD, Katie Louise→
director · ~44y · appointed 2020-02-20
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Active
WARD, Russell James→
director · ~44y · appointed 2016-02-11
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Active
ASHER, Daniel Simon→
director · ~43y · appointed 2016-02-11 · resigned 2023-03-10
Resigned
HUNTER, Luke→
director · ~45y · appointed 2016-02-11 · resigned 2018-02-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (28 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-09
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2025-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-02