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Thorn Audax may be an option, but there has been quite a revolution in bikes in past few years and the Audax is more dated with using older style components. Those are usually built up based on customer specifications, but the frames are off the shelf so not really custom.
A lot of the newer bike designs might lack mudguard fittings and that might be something you might want. Because some of the options you look at may lack that capability, I think you should decide first if you might want mudguards or not since that may preclude some options.