ANDREW KIRBY ARCHITECTS LIMITED
Opportunity 71/100 (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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £61.8k | £54.5k |
| Current assets | £115.3k | £99.3k |
| Net assets | £55.9k | £37.9k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-03-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-04-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-04-03🏢Company incorporatedAs ANDREW KIRBY ARCHITECTS LIMITED
- 2017-04-03➕KIRBY, Andrew Randall appointeddirector
- 2017-04-03📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "KIRBY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Andrew Randall Kirby Individual · British · DOB 11/1973 · age 53 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 03/04/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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