SBA + AT ARCHITECTS + DESIGNERS LTD

🌱Startupactive
SC880225 · ltd · incorporated 2026-02-25
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Architectural activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (52/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 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
2 filings — limited history
30
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 change-of-name
  • 1 incorporation
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 change-of-name
  • 1 incorporation
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (5 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-18
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  2. 2026-02-25
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As SBA + AT ARCHITECTS + DESIGNERS LTD
  3. 2026-02-25
    BAGSHAW, Stuart Neville appointed
    director
  4. 2026-02-25
    TOGNARELLI, Andrew appointed
    director
  5. 2026-02-25
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

78/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Young company: Only 0.2 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2026-03-18: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Stuart Neville Bagshaw
Individual · British · DOB 12/1948 · age 78
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting25/02/2026
Mr Andrew Tognarelli
Individual · British · DOB 08/1980 · age 46
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting25/02/2026

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
Incorporated2026-02-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC71111 — Architectural activities

Registered office

26 Lewis Street
Stornoway
Isle Of Lewis
HS1 2JF
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-11-25
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-10
Last:

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

BAGSHAW, Stuart Neville
director · ~78y · appointed 2026-02-25
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Active
TOGNARELLI, Andrew
director · ~46y · appointed 2026-02-25
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Recent filings (2 total)

certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2026-03-18
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2026-02-25