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Assessment · architects round architects-2026-09

Focus Architects Limited review

Ranked 5 of 10 in Architects in Telford

Best for: grand-design homes and extensions in Shropshire

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Trading as FOCUSARCHITECTS LIMITED · 6 Broadway, Shifnal, Shropshire, TF11 8GG · Service area: Shifnal, Telford

Focus Architects Limited in short

Focus Architects Limited is a Shropshire studio run from a high-street base in Shifnal, led by Myles Sharples, a chartered architect listed on the ARB register. Phone, email and in-person appointments are all published, alongside the company and VAT numbers. Grand-design homes, extensions and renovations are the stated sweet spot. Our judgement: Focus Architects Limited suits a significant home project you want to discuss face to face.

Customer reviews are the deepest in this round: 5.0 from 47 Google reviews, the only public rating source we found. The company itself is young, active for a few years, so the studio record is shorter than the founder's experience. What counts against the studio is paperwork, with no fee scale and no insurance details published.

Focus Architects Limited reviews and ratings on other sites

Every public rating we hold for Focus Architects Limited, with the source, scale, count and the date we read it. These are customers' ratings, not ours.
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Google5.0 out of 547

Our verdict

Our judgement: Focus suits you if you want a chartered architect for a grand-design home, extension or renovation in Shropshire, with a high-street studio you can visit [2] [3]. The practice holds 5.0 from 47 Google reviews, seen 4 September 2026 [6]. What counts against it is thin paperwork: no fees and no insurance details are published [1].

Score summary

Scored on the home trades rubric v2.0. Insufficient evidence takes the neutral value and is not shown as a low mark.

Composite score
67.1 / 100

Customer evidence C1 · weight 30%

72

Google 5 out of 5 from 47 reviews [6].

Qualifications and accreditations C2 · weight 25%

75

RIBA membership is listed on the business's own website [1] [2]. ARB registration is on the issuing register.

First-hand responsiveness C3 · weight 15%

Insufficient evidence

Insufficient evidence

Trading history C4 · weight 10%

80

On the Companies House record since 2023 [4].

Insurance and safeguards C5 · weight 10%

Insufficient evidence

Insufficient evidence

Pricing transparency C6 · weight 5%

40

No fee scale, hourly rate, call-out fee or VAT position is published [1].

Website and service information C7 · weight 5%

85

The site sets out extensions, renovations and developments, gives the Shifnal studio address with phone, email and contact form, and links to the RIBA and ARB registers [1] [3].

Evidence

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VAT number454018412Source provider-website

Industry qualifications

Sourced from the issuing registers, the business's own website and platforms such as Checkatrade and Which? Trusted Traders, on the date shown.

Strengths

  • Founder Myles Sharples is listed on the ARB register (096100K) under the practice name, and the practice describes itself as a chartered RIBA|ARB studio [2] [5].

  • The studio takes appointments in person at 6 Broadway, Shifnal, and publishes its phone number, email address, company number and VAT number [1] [3].

  • The practice holds 5.0 from 47 Google reviews, seen 4 September 2026 [6].

Limitations

  • No insurance details are published on the site [1].

  • No fee scale, hourly rate or statement on whether quotes include VAT is published [1].

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Questions about Focus Architects Limited

Is Focus Architects any good?

On the evidence, yes for significant homes: it ranks fifth in our table, holds 5.0 from 47 Google reviews, and works from a high-street studio you can visit. No fee scale or insurance details are published. Book an appointment with drawings of the house and ask for the scope in writing.

Is Focus Architects ARB registered?

Yes. Founder Myles Sharples is listed on the ARB register, and the practice describes itself as a chartered studio. You can confirm this yourself by searching the register for his name or number. Ask for the number alongside your written quote.

What does Focus Architects charge?

It publishes no fee scale, hourly rate or statement on VAT, though it does publish its company and VAT numbers. Your written quote does the talking: ask for concept, planning and regulations stages to be priced separately. Confirm what sits inside the fee before you agree anything.

Where does Focus Architects work?

The studio works from Broadway in Shifnal across Shropshire, covering grand-design homes, extensions and renovations. Phone, email and in-person appointments are all available. Send your postcode and a short brief to confirm you are covered, and take drawings of the house to the first meeting.

How is Focus Architects ranked?

It ranks fifth of the ten architects in our September round, a chartered studio with the deepest review record in the table, held back by unpublished fees. Read the reviews alongside the company record. Read the full review, then ask for the itemised quote.

Others assessed for this trade

  1. VB Architecture Ltd70.1 / 100Ranked 1. Best for residential extensions from first sketch to building regulations.
  2. 4Ward Architects69.5 / 100Ranked 2. Best for extensions, lofts and barn conversions in Telford.
  3. Foster Architecture & Design67.9 / 100Ranked 3. Best for bespoke homes and accessible adaptations in Shropshire.
  4. M T C Planning & Design Ltd67.7 / 100Ranked 4. Best for planning-led design and surveying in rural Shropshire.

Sources

  1. Focus Architects homepage — services, contact and register links Retrieved 4 September 2026.
  2. Focus Architects approach page — founder and chartered status Retrieved 4 September 2026.
  3. Focus Architects portfolio page — studio address, phone and email Retrieved 4 September 2026.
  4. Companies House — FOCUSARCHITECTS LIMITED overview (14766867) Retrieved 4 September 2026.
  5. ARB register — search for Myles Robert Sharples (096100K) Retrieved 4 September 2026.
  6. Google Maps listing — Focus Architects Limited, Shifnal Retrieved 4 September 2026.

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