INCH ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN

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SC431145 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2012-08-24
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£106.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Architectural activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
44 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £106,075
Cash YoY
-15%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£107k
↓ 15% YoY
Net Worth
£106k
↑ 200% YoY
Current Assets
£180k
↓ 11% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£40k£81k£121k£162k£202kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£132.1k£60.4k
Current assets£180.3k£202.2k
Cash£107.3k£126.3k
Debtors£67.9k£70.8k
Net assets£106.1k£35.4k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-26
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-21
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  5. 2022-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-09-12
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    address · AD01
  7. 2022-08-25
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    address · AD01
  8. 2021-09-30
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-03-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2021-03-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2021-03-11
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2021-03-11
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2020-09-24
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-08-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2018-08-28
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  18. 2012-08-24
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    Company incorporated
    As INCH ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN
  19. 2012-08-24
    ➕
    CLEMENTS, Alisdair appointed
    director
  20. 2012-08-24
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    PALMER, Lesley appointed
    director

Owner dependency

63/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • 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
Ms Lesley Palmer
Individual · British · DOB 01/1982 · age 44
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
Mr Alisdair Clements
Individual · British · DOB 03/1975 · age 51
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2012-08-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC71111 — Architectural activities

Registered office

133 Bridgegate
The Briggait
Glasgow
G1 5HZ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-07
Last: 2025-08-24

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

CLEMENTS, Alisdair→
director · ~51y · appointed 2012-08-24
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Active
PALMER, Lesley→
director · ~44y · appointed 2012-08-24
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Active

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Recent filings (44 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-26
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2022-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-03-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-03-11