D7 ARCHITECTURE LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
SC653031 · ltd · incorporated 2020-01-29
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 Jan 2026
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
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 72/100 (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: medium (79/100)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
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2026-01-31 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 300 | 200 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
4
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-01-29📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-31📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-09-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-09-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-09-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-09-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-05-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-05-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-05-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-09-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-02-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-02-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-02-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-01-29🏢Company incorporatedAs D7 ARCHITECTURE LTD
- 2020-01-29➕CHRISTIE, David Donaldson appointeddirector
- 2020-01-29➕CHRISTIE, Isla appointeddirector
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Isla Christie Individual · British · DOB 10/1981 · age 45 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 29/01/2020 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr David Donaldson Christieceased 29/01/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-01-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC71111 — Architectural activities
Registered office
4 Dunnikier Road
Kirkcaldy
KY1 2RN
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-31
Last made up to: 2026-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-11
Last: 2026-01-28
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
CHRISTIE, David Donaldson→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2020-01-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CHRISTIE, Isla→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2020-01-29
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Recent filings (30 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-05-23