MALCOLMSON ARCHITECTS LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
SC558053 · ltd · incorporated 2017-02-17
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£98.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
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 76/100 (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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £98,885

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£99k
↑ 29% YoY
Current Assets
£134k
↑ 35% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£27k£54k£81k£107k£134kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£98.9k£76.4k
Current assets£134.2k£99.7k
Net assets£98.9k£76.4k

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 (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2024-07-26
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  3. 2023-07-21
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  4. 2022-07-05
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  5. 2021-08-09
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  6. 2020-07-24
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  7. 2020-02-17
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  8. 2019-06-11
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  9. 2018-06-21
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  10. 2018-02-19
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  11. 2018-02-19
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  12. 2018-02-19
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  13. 2018-02-19
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  14. 2018-02-18
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  15. 2017-04-27
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  16. 2017-02-17
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    Company incorporated
    As MALCOLMSON ARCHITECTS LTD
  17. 2017-02-17
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    MALCOLMSON, Iain appointed
    director
  18. 2017-02-17
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    MALCOLMSON, Suzanne Arthur appointed
    director
  19. 2017-02-17
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Owner dependency

94/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MALCOLMSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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
Iain Malcolmson
Individual · British · DOB 02/1967 · age 59
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting17/02/2017
Suzanne Arthur Malcolmson
Individual · British · DOB 01/1967 · age 59
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting17/02/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Iain Malcolmsonceased 16/02/2019· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2017-02-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC71111 — Architectural activities

Registered office

Malcolmson Architects
Main Street
Scalloway
Shetland
ZE1 0TR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-02
Last: 2026-02-16

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

MALCOLMSON, Iain→
director · ~59y · appointed 2017-02-17
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Active
MALCOLMSON, Suzanne Arthur→
director · ~59y · appointed 2017-02-17
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Active

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Recent filings (25 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-06-11