GROVES-RAINES ARCHITECTS STUDIOS LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
SC618686 · ltd · incorporated 2019-01-21
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
£676.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Architectural activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -69% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 6.7y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 6.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £676,149
Cash draining
Cash down 69% YoY
Cash YoY
-69%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£13k
↓ 69% YoY
Net Worth
£676k
↑ 8.3% YoY
Current Assets
£959k
↑ 20% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-08-31 | 2023-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £769.7k | £680.0k |
| Current assets | £958.7k | £801.1k |
| Cash | £12.8k | £41.1k |
| Debtors | £145.5k | £366.6k |
| Net assets | £676.1k | £624.4k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-30📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2024-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-12-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-12-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-12-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-09-01➖STIRLING, John Stewart resigneddirector
- 2021-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-02-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-14📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-02-14📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-12-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-12-01➕STIRLING, John Stewart appointeddirector
- 2019-08-30📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-08-27🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Santander UK PLC
- 2019-04-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-04-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-04-01➕GROVES-RAINES, Nicholas Robert Pellew appointeddirector
- 2019-04-01➕HANNESDOTTIR, Kristin Hulda appointeddirector
- 2019-01-21🏢Company incorporatedAs GROVES-RAINES ARCHITECTS STUDIOS LTD
- 2019-01-21➕GROVES-RAINES, Gunnar Ralph appointeddirector
Owner dependency
88/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "GROVES-RAINES" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 86 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 86 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
cleanNo 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Gunnar Ralph Groves-Raines Individual · British · DOB 10/1981 · age 45 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 21/01/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-01-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC71111 — Architectural activities
Registered office
1 Customs Wharf
Edinburgh
Midlothian
EH6 6AL
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-20
Last: 2025-12-06
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
GROVES-RAINES, Gunnar Ralph→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2019-01-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GROVES-RAINES, Nicholas Robert Pellew→
Activedirector · ~86y · appointed 2019-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HANNESDOTTIR, Kristin Hulda→
Activedirector · ~78y · appointed 2019-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
STIRLING, John Stewart→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2019-12-01 · resigned 2021-09-01
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Santander Santander UK PLC | A registered charge | — | 27/08/2019 | — |
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Recent filings (26 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-19
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2025-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-12-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-12-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-30