SBA ARCHITECTS LIMITED

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SC339154 · ltd · incorporated 2008-03-07
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
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£8.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 17.7y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 17.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
45 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £8,546

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£9k
↑ 101% YoY
Current Assets
£47k
↑ 41% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£9k£19k£28k£38k£47kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Total assets£8.5k£4.3k
Current assets£47.2k£33.4k
Net assets£8.5k£4.3k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
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 (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-03
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  3. 2023-11-30
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  4. 2023-05-18
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    officers · TM02
  5. 2022-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-07-25
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    BAGSHAW, Lesley Patricia resigned
    secretary
  7. 2021-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  9. 2019-11-21
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  10. 2018-10-16
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  11. 2017-08-09
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
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  13. 2016-04-12
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-11-25
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  15. 2015-06-04
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2014-09-05
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2008-07-28
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  18. 2008-03-07
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    Company incorporated
    As SBA ARCHITECTS LIMITED
  19. 2008-03-07
    ➕
    BAGSHAW, Stuart Neville appointed
    director
  20. 2008-03-07
    ➕
    BAGSHAW, Lesley Patricia appointed
    secretary
  21. 2008-03-07
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2008-03-07
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH resigned
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2008-03-07
    ➕
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 2008-03-07
    ➖
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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
Mr Stuart Neville Bagshaw
Individual · British · DOB 12/1948 · age 78
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-03-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

24-26 Lewis Street
Stornoway
Isle Of Lewis
HS1 2JF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-21
Last: 2026-03-07

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

BAGSHAW, Stuart Neville→
director · ~78y · appointed 2008-03-07
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Active
BAGSHAW, Lesley Patricia→
secretary · appointed 2008-03-07 · resigned 2022-07-25
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-03-07 · resigned 2008-03-07
Resigned
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2008-03-07 · resigned 2008-03-07
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property28/07/2008—
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Recent filings (45 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-18
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-11-21