ALDERLEY EDGE ARCHITECTS LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
11636500 · ltd · incorporated 2018-10-23
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
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year to Oct 2025
Net worth
£100
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Architectural activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (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: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £100
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£100
~ YoY
Current Assets
£100
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £100 | £100 |
| Current assets | £100 | £100 |
| Net assets | £100 | £100 |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-12-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-01-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-01-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-01-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-11-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-03-24➖CARRION, Leoarndo resigneddirector
- 2019-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-23🏢Company incorporatedAs ALDERLEY EDGE ARCHITECTS LIMITED
- 2018-10-23➕LEWIS-PIERPOINT, Katherine appointedsecretary
- 2018-10-23➕LEWIS-PIERPOINT, Katherine appointeddirector
- 2018-10-23➕LEWIS-PIERPOINT, Simon Nicholas appointeddirector
- 2018-10-23➕CARRION, Leoarndo appointeddirector
- 2018-10-23📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Simon Nicholas Lewis-Pierpoint Individual · British · DOB 09/1980 · age 46 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 23/10/2018 |
Mrs Katherine Lewis-Pierpoint Individual · British · DOB 11/1982 · age 44 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 23/10/2018 |
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
Incorporated2018-10-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71111 — Architectural activities
Registered office
Heapey Fold Estate
Higher House Lane, Heapey
Chorley
Lancashire
PR6 9BU
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-27
Last: 2025-10-13
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
LEWIS-PIERPOINT, Katherine→
Activesecretary · appointed 2018-10-23
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LEWIS-PIERPOINT, Katherine→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2018-10-23
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LEWIS-PIERPOINT, Simon Nicholas→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2018-10-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CARRION, Leoarndo→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2018-10-23 · resigned 2020-03-24
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Recent filings (21 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-01-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-01-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-01-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-19