ARCHISPEC ARCHITECTURAL CONSULTANTS LTD

🌳Matureactive
10079892 · ltd · incorporated 2016-03-23
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£1.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
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 79/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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, 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 (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
23 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,643

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£2k
↑ 2091% YoY
Current Assets
£2k
↑ 2091% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£329£657£986£1k£2kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£1.6k£75
Current assets£1.6k£75
Net assets£1.6k£75

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
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2022-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-04-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-07-25
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  9. 2020-07-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-03-03
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  11. 2019-02-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-03-23
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    Company incorporated
    As ARCHISPEC ARCHITECTURAL CONSULTANTS LTD
  14. 2016-03-23
    ➕
    HANLY, Robert Mark appointed
    director
  15. 2016-03-23
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    NICHOLLS, Paul Adrian appointed
    director
  16. 2016-03-23
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

71/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

51/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • 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
Mr Paul Adrian Nicholls
Individual · British · DOB 04/1968 · age 58
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Robert Mark Hanly
Individual · Welsh · DOB 06/1970 · age 56
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2016-03-23
Jurisdictionwales
Primary SIC71111 — Architectural activities

Registered office

Stiwdio Gido Cwm Gido
Gilfachreda
New Quay
Ceredigion
SA45 9SS
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-05
Last: 2026-03-22

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

HANLY, Robert Mark→
director · ~56y · appointed 2016-03-23
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Active
NICHOLLS, Paul Adrian→
director · ~58y · appointed 2016-03-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

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Recent filings (23 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-05
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2020-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-24