FUSION DNA LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
10304526 · ltd · incorporated 2016-08-01
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 8.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Architectural activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 8.2y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 8.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
35 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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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 · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 1300 | 1400 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
4 signals 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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-04-26➕WATKINS, Lucy Helen appointeddirector
- 2022-04-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-02-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2022-02-28📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-02-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2022-02-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-01-10📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-01-10📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-01-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-12-23➖GASCOIGNE, Roger Malcolm resigneddirector
- 2021-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-31📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-03🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2016-08-02➕GASCOIGNE, Roger Malcolm appointeddirector
- 2016-08-01🏢Company incorporatedAs FUSION DNA LIMITED
- 2016-08-01➕DOUGLAS, Sophie appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 62 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Fusion Design And Architecture Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Fusion Design And Architecture Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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FUSION DNA LIMITED
This company · 10304526
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Fusion Design And Architecture Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 23/12/2021 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Roger Malcolm Gascoigneceased 23/12/2021· 25-50% shares
- Ms Sophie Douglasceased 23/12/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACCOUNTING FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT LIMITED→ 06886715 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| ACCURAC LIMITED→ 01600738 · est 1981 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 44y | — | — |
| ACERO CONSULTING LIMITED→ 07486766 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| ACLAÍ LTD→ 16629283 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| ACQUISIA ADVISORY LIMITED→ 16976652 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ACT QUICK LTD→ 11740875 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| ACT'IN THEATRE LTD→ 13531988 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 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.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-08-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71111 — Architectural activities
Registered office
4 Risborough Street
London
SE1 0HE
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-09
Last: 2025-08-26
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
DOUGLAS, Sophie→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2016-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WATKINS, Lucy Helen→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2022-04-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GASCOIGNE, Roger Malcolm→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2016-08-02 · resigned 2021-12-23
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 03/04/2018 | — |
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Recent filings (35 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-04-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-04-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2022-02-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-02-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-02-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-02-14