CAMPBELL & ARMSTRONG PLC

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00750587 · plc · incorporated 1963-02-19

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

—

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Opportunity

55/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 3612

Sector: Water supply & waste

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

7415SIC 7415

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed admin-neglect survivor — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 55/100 (worth a look), bankability 20/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Asset purchase likely safer than share purchase given structural signals. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (30/100). Current lenders should be on immediate intervention.

Data confidence

Overall: low (47/100)

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

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

20 officers (5 active, 20 linked, 16 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

4 filings

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

55/100Worth a look

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality

Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand

2024-06-19
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default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
address · RP09
2018-11-14
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restoration-order-of-court
restoration · AC92
2007-12-18
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MACDONALD, Stuart Randolph resigned
secretary
1996-12-06
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DE BLOCQ VAN KUFFELER, John Philip resigned
director
1996-11-06
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COWBYRN, John Heatley appointed
director
1996-11-06
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THOMPSON, Gilbert Williamson, Sir appointed
director
1996-01-29
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WORCESTER, Anthony William John resigned
director
1996-01-11
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CHAMBERS, Raymond Walter resigned
director
1995-11-17
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EMSLIE, David Douglas appointed
director
1995-11-17
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WYATT, William Charles appointed
director
1995-11-17
➖
CARSS, Robert Anthony resigned
secretary
1995-11-17
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MACDONALD, Stuart Randolph appointed
secretary
1995-11-17
➖
CARSS, Robert Anthony resigned
director
1995-11-17
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NAYLOR, John Thomas resigned
director
1995-01-01
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selection-of-documents-registered-before-January-1995
historical · PRE95
1992-12-05
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READING, Geoffrey resigned
director
1992-12-02
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READING, Jack Stanley resigned
director
1992-08-01
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CARSS, Robert Anthony appointed
secretary
1992-08-01
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CARSS, Robert Anthony appointed
director
1992-07-31
➖
HESKETH, Mark James resigned
secretary
1992-07-31
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HESKETH, Mark James resigned
director
1992-03-26
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IGOE, Rodney resigned
director
1992-03-26
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IKIN, Jack resigned
director
1992-03-13
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RENDLE, Michael Russel appointed
director
1991-09-30
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UNDERHILL, Robert, The Hon Mr resigned
secretary
1991-09-30
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UNDERHILL, Robert, The Hon Mr resigned
director
1991-09-02
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HESKETH, Mark James appointed
secretary
1991-09-02
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HESKETH, Mark James appointed
director
1987-01-01
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selection-of-documents-registered-before-January-1987
historical · PRE87
1963-02-19
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Company incorporated
As CAMPBELL & ARMSTRONG PLC

Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 34 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 96 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100

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 96 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 34 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 63 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

2 high · 1 med ·

Accounts overdue

high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2003-08-31

Confirmation statement overdue

high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2017-01-14

Has insolvency history

medium

Companies House flags prior insolvency events. Review the insolvency filings for context.

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