ARCHER AND SMITH HOLDINGS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
11508297 · ltd · incorporated 2018-08-09
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£40.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 7.7y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 7.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 £40,559
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£41k
~ YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £40.6k | £40.6k |
| Net assets | £40.6k | £40.6k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 mortgage
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 mortgage
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 mortgage
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2026-07-17📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-07-17🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2025-06-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-09-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-08-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-07-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-07-18➖HARRISON, Dayna resignedsecretary
- 2022-07-18➖HARRISON, Dayna Sharelle resigneddirector
- 2022-07-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-07-18📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-07-18📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-06-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-16📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-05-17📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2018-11-30📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2018-11-28🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Robin Clifford Audritt
- 2018-08-09🏢Company incorporatedAs ARCHER AND SMITH HOLDINGS LIMITED
- 2018-08-09➕WHITBY, David Robert appointeddirector
- 2018-08-09➕HARRISON, Dayna appointedsecretary
- 2018-08-09➕HARRISON, Dayna Sharelle appointeddirector
- 2018-08-09📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr David Robert Whitby Individual · British · DOB 10/1966 · age 60 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 09/08/2018 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Dayna Sharelle Harrisonceased 18/07/2022· 25-50% shares
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.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A SKYRME CONSULTANCY LTD→ 15040627 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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| ARTEMIS INDUSTRIES LTD→ 16140432 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ARTUS LIMITED→ 14863362 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-08-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices
Registered office
Unit 18 Woodside Road
South Marston Industrial Estate
Swindon
SN3 4WA
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-22
Last: 2025-08-08
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
WHITBY, David Robert→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2018-08-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HARRISON, Dayna→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2018-08-09 · resigned 2022-07-18
HARRISON, Dayna Sharelle→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2018-08-09 · resigned 2022-07-18
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Robin Clifford Audritt / Jane Audritt / Stephen Douglas John Porte / Julie Porte | A registered charge | — | 28/11/2018 | 17/07/2026 |
Recent filings (25 total)
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-08-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-07-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-07-18
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-07-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-07-18