SBA ARCHITECTS LIMITED
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Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 17.9y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 17.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £8.5k | £4.3k |
| Current assets | £47.2k | £33.4k |
| Net assets | £8.5k | £4.3k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
- • 1 confirmation-statement
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Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-18📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-25➖BAGSHAW, Lesley Patricia resignedsecretary
- 2021-11-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-12📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-dateannual-return · AR01
- 2015-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-06-04📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-09-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2008-07-28🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2008-03-07🏢Company incorporatedAs SBA ARCHITECTS LIMITED
- 2008-03-07➕BAGSHAW, Stuart Neville appointeddirector
- 2008-03-07➕BAGSHAW, Lesley Patricia appointedsecretary
- 2008-03-07➕OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2008-03-07➖OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2008-03-07➕JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2008-03-07➖JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Stuart Neville Bagshaw Individual · British · DOB 12/1948 · age 78 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 28/07/2008 | — |