PJP ARCHITECTS LLP

💤Zombieactive
SO301677 · llp · incorporated 2007-12-28
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
—
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, no SIC, incorporation date
80
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
52 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
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
80
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
—
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees1100

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-06
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  2. 2025-12-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-01-08
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  4. 2025-01-08
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC01
  5. 2025-01-08
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC01
  6. 2025-01-08
    📄
    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC09
  7. 2024-10-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-01-08
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  9. 2023-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-06-01
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    termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
    officers · LLTM01
  11. 2023-05-31
    ➖
    BURGESS, Gregory Ian resigned
    llp-designated-member
  12. 2023-01-05
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  13. 2022-10-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-01-28
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  15. 2021-10-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-01-29
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  17. 2020-11-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-01-14
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  19. 2019-10-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-04-11
    📄
    termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
    officers · LLTM01
  21. 2019-03-31
    ➖
    JOHNSON, Peter Laurence resigned
    llp-designated-member
  22. 2019-01-03
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  23. 2019-01-03
    📄
    change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH01
  24. 2018-10-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  25. 2018-02-01
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  26. 2017-11-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  27. 2017-04-18
    📄
    appoint-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-date
    officers · LLAP01
  28. 2017-04-06
    ➕
    BURGESS, Gregory Ian appointed
    llp-designated-member
  29. 2016-04-06
    ➕
    MANSON, Karen Jane appointed
    llp-designated-member
  30. 2012-05-21
    ➖
    SMITH, Theodore George Cameron resigned
    llp-designated-member
  31. 2007-12-28
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As PJP ARCHITECTS LLP
  32. 2007-12-28
    ➕
    IRVINE, Ian Burgess appointed
    llp-designated-member
  33. 2007-12-28
    ➕
    JOHNSON, Peter Laurence appointed
    llp-designated-member
  34. 2007-12-28
    ➕
    SMITH, Theodore George Cameron appointed
    llp-designated-member

Owner dependency

50/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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
Mr Ian Burgess Irvine
Individual · British · DOB 09/1969 · age 57
—25–50%25-50% voting12/12/2024
Mrs Karen Jane Manson
Individual · British · DOB 01/1985 · age 41
—25–50%25-50% voting12/12/2024

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typellp
Incorporated2007-12-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC—

Registered office

4 North Ness Business Park
Lerwick
Shetland
ZE1 0LZ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-11
Last: 2025-12-28

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

IRVINE, Ian Burgess→
llp-designated-member · ~57y · appointed 2007-12-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MANSON, Karen Jane→
llp-designated-member · ~41y · appointed 2016-04-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BURGESS, Gregory Ian→
llp-designated-member · ~57y · appointed 2017-04-06 · resigned 2023-05-31
Resigned
JOHNSON, Peter Laurence→
llp-designated-member · ~71y · appointed 2007-12-28 · resigned 2019-03-31
Resigned
SMITH, Theodore George Cameron→
llp-designated-member · ~74y · appointed 2007-12-28 · resigned 2012-05-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (52 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2026-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-01-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC01
2025-01-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC01
2025-01-08
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC09
2025-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
officers · LLTM01
2023-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2021-01-29