E-ARCHITECT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC355526 · ltd · incorporated 2009-02-24
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other information technology service activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
69 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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£3k£7k£10k£13k£16kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Total assets—£4.7k
Current assets—£16.3k
Cash—£16.3k
Net assets—£4.7k
Average employees200—

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-09-18
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  3. 2025-09-18
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  4. 2025-09-18
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2025-09-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2025-09-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2025-09-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2025-09-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2025-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2024-07-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-08-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-04-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2022-04-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2022-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-09-15
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    WELCH, Adrian John appointed
    director
  16. 2021-09-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2021-09-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-08-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2020-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  20. 2020-01-14
    ➕
    WELCH, Adrian John appointed
    secretary
  21. 2020-01-14
    ➖
    LOMHOLT, Isabelle resigned
    secretary
  22. 2014-04-05
    ➖
    WELCH, Adrian John resigned
    director
  23. 2009-04-23
    ➖
    MORTON FRASER SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2009-04-23
    ➖
    HOOK, Christian Robert Macnachtan resigned
    nominee-director
  25. 2009-04-23
    ➖
    MORTON FRASER DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  26. 2009-04-03
    ➕
    LOMHOLT, Isabelle appointed
    director
  27. 2009-04-03
    ➕
    LOMHOLT, Isabelle appointed
    secretary
  28. 2009-04-03
    ➕
    WELCH, Adrian John appointed
    director
  29. 2009-02-24
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As E-ARCHITECT LIMITED
  30. 2009-02-24
    ➕
    MORTON FRASER SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  31. 2009-02-24
    ➕
    HOOK, Christian Robert Macnachtan appointed
    nominee-director
  32. 2009-02-24
    ➕
    MORTON FRASER DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Adrian John Welch
Individual · British · DOB 10/1971 · age 55
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control15/09/2021
Mrs Isabelle Lomholt
Individual · British · DOB 07/1968 · age 58
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-02-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities

Registered office

Dunkeld
Glencaple Road
Dumfries
DG1 4AS
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-18
Last: 2026-04-04

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

WELCH, Adrian John→
secretary · appointed 2020-01-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LOMHOLT, Isabelle→
director · ~58y · appointed 2009-04-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WELCH, Adrian John→
director · ~55y · appointed 2021-09-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LOMHOLT, Isabelle→
secretary · appointed 2009-04-03 · resigned 2020-01-14
Resigned
MORTON FRASER SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2009-02-24 · resigned 2009-04-23
Resigned
HOOK, Christian Robert Macnachtan→
nominee-director · ~74y · appointed 2009-02-24 · resigned 2009-04-23
Resigned
WELCH, Adrian John→
director · ~55y · appointed 2009-04-03 · resigned 2014-04-05
Resigned
MORTON FRASER DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2009-02-24 · resigned 2009-04-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (69 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-18
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2025-09-18
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2025-09-18
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-09-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-21