ARCHITECT DESIGNS LTD
Opportunity 68/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (72/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsFinancials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|
| Average employees | 200 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-07📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-02-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-08-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-07-14➕BALL, Julia appointeddirector
- 2025-07-14📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-02-10✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2025-02-10✏️change-of-name-request-commentschange-of-name · NM06
- 2025-02-10✏️change-of-name-noticechange-of-name · CONNOT
- 2024-08-15🏢Company incorporatedAs ARCHITECT DESIGNS LTD
- 2024-08-15➕ANDREWS, Ieuan Rees appointeddirector
- 2024-08-15📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Young company: Only 1.9 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 med ·Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2025-02-10: certificate-change-of-name-company; 2025-02-10: change-of-name-request-comments
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Julia Ball Individual · British · DOB 11/1977 · age 49 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 14/07/2025 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Ieuan Rees Andrewsceased 01/04/2026· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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