ARCHANGEL LIGHTWORKS LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
10746274 · ltd · incorporated 2017-04-28
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£1.34M
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other engineering activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -76% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 6.0y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 6.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (5 active, 5 linked, 5 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
51 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £1,342,538
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,238,069 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 76% YoY
Cash YoY
-76%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£646k
↓ 76% YoY
Net Worth
£1.3m
↓ 48% YoY
Current Assets
£1.7m
↓ 41% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.50M | £2.82M |
| Current assets | £1.73M | £2.94M |
| Cash | £646.0k | £2.69M |
| Debtors | £1.08M | £251.2k |
| Net assets | £1.34M | £2.58M |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 mortgage
Last 180 days
8
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 mortgage
- • 1 resolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-22📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-05-22🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2026-04-29📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2026-04-29📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2026-04-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-04-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-04-15📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2026-02-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-10-16📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-10-16🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-24📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-09-23🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Sprk Capital Limited
- 2025-04-14➕WHITE, Scott Darren appointeddirector
- 2025-04-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-04-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-04-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-05📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-04-20📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-04-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-04-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2023-01-18➕HARMAN, Sam Aleksander appointeddirector
- 2023-01-18➕JOHANSON IV, Charles Richard appointeddirector
- 2023-01-18➕PRYCE-JONES, Owain appointeddirector
- 2023-01-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-08-04🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
- 2017-04-28🏢Company incorporatedAs ARCHANGEL LIGHTWORKS LTD
- 2017-04-28➕SOLA, Daniel appointeddirector
Owner dependency
40/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
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
Oxford Science Enterprises Plc holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.
🏛️significant stake
Oxford Science Enterprises Plc
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
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ARCHANGEL LIGHTWORKS LTD
This company · 10746274
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Oxford Science Enterprises Plc Corporate entity | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 04/04/2023 |
Daniel Sola Individual · British · DOB 10/1980 · age 46 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 28/04/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-04-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71129 — Other engineering activities
Registered office
63 Bermondsey Street
London
SE1 3XF
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-14
Last: 2026-03-31
Officers (5 active · 0 resigned)
HARMAN, Sam Aleksander→
Activedirector · ~31y · appointed 2023-01-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
JOHANSON IV, Charles Richard→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2023-01-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PRYCE-JONES, Owain→
Activedirector · ~32y · appointed 2023-01-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SOLA, Daniel→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2017-04-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WHITE, Scott Darren→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2025-04-14
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Sprk Capital Sprk Capital Limited | A registered charge | — | 23/09/2025 | 22/05/2026 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Security Trustee Limited | A registered charge | — | 04/08/2020 | 16/10/2025 |
Recent filings (51 total)
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-05-22
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-04-29
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-04-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-15
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-20
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-09-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-27