ARCHITEXTURES SOFTWARE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC689084 · ltd · incorporated 2021-02-15
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£375.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other software publishing
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
12 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
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 £375,269
Cash YoY
+59%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£454k
↑ 59% YoY
Net Worth
£375k
↑ 79% YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£91k£182k£273k£363k£454kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£377.1k£210.3k
Cash£454.2k£285.3k
Net assets£375.3k£210.1k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-09-22
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2021-08-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2021-02-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ARCHITEXTURES SOFTWARE LIMITED
  8. 2021-02-15
    CANNING, Ryan John appointed
    director
  9. 2021-02-15
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 5 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ryan John Canning
Individual · Scottish · DOB 02/1993 · age 33
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control15/02/2021

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
Incorporated2021-02-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC58290 — Other software publishing

Registered office

15 East Campbell Street
Glasgow
G1 5DT
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last: 2026-02-14

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

CANNING, Ryan John
director · ~33y · appointed 2021-02-15
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Recent filings (12 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-28
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-08-13
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-02-15