ARCHITECTURAL PLANNING PARTNERSHIP LLP

💤Zombieactive
OC348695 · llp · incorporated 2009-09-17
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
—
year to Oct 2024
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, no SIC, incorporation date
80
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
52 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
80
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Average employees200100

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-07
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  2. 2025-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-26
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  4. 2024-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-11-15
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  7. 2022-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-10-18
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  9. 2021-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-10-18
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  11. 2020-11-16
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  12. 2020-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-11-28
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  14. 2019-11-02
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  15. 2019-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-10-22
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  17. 2018-12-11
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  18. 2018-12-10
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  19. 2018-12-04
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  20. 2018-11-08
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    change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · LLAD01
  21. 2018-08-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2017-12-06
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  23. 2017-12-05
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  24. 2017-12-05
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  25. 2017-08-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  26. 2009-09-17
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    Company incorporated
    As ARCHITECTURAL PLANNING PARTNERSHIP LLP
  27. 2009-09-17
    ➕
    PALFREYMAN, Janice appointed
    llp-designated-member
  28. 2009-09-17
    ➕
    PALFREYMAN, Richard Ian appointed
    llp-designated-member

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +No director turnover: Company is 17 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Richard Palfreyman
Individual · British · DOB 07/1948 · age 78
—50–75%50-75% voting06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typellp
Incorporated2009-09-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC—

Registered office

91 Ludlow Avenue
Crewe
Cheshire
CW1 6DZ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-01
Last: 2025-09-17

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

PALFREYMAN, Janice→
llp-designated-member · ~74y · appointed 2009-09-17
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Active
PALFREYMAN, Richard Ian→
llp-designated-member · ~78y · appointed 2009-09-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

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Recent filings (52 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2021-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2020-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2019-11-28
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2019-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-10-30