B. ARMITAGE & SON LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
00940427 · ltd · incorporated 1968-10-11
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
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year to Oct 2025
Net worth
£-542
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of other builders' carpentry and joinery
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 59). Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
99 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £542

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£542
~ YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
-£542-£542-£542-£542-£542-£542Oct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Total assets£-542£-542
Net assets£-542£-542

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-10-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-08-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-02-12
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2015-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-03-04
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2014-07-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2004-12-18
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    ARMITAGE, Claire appointed
    director
  17. 2004-10-20
    ➕
    ARMITAGE, Claire appointed
    secretary
  18. 2004-10-20
    ➖
    ARMITAGE, Shirley Margaret resigned
    director
  19. 2000-05-01
    ➕
    ARMITAGE, Mark appointed
    secretary
  20. 2000-05-01
    ➖
    ARMITAGE, Brian resigned
    secretary
  21. 2000-05-01
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    ARMITAGE, Brian resigned
    director
  22. 1996-01-01
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    ARMITAGE, Mark appointed
    director
  23. 1968-10-11
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    Company incorporated
    As B. ARMITAGE & SON LIMITED

Owner dependency

99/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ARMITAGE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 31 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

71/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 31 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 58 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

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

Evidence: Next due: 2026-02-27

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mark Armitage
Individual · British · DOB 10/1967 · age 59
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Claire Armitage
Individual · British · DOB 08/1971 · age 55
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1968-10-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC16230 — Manufacture of other builders' carpentry and joinery

Registered office

9 Carr View Road
Hepworth
Holmfirth
HD9 1HX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-02-27OVERDUE
Last: 2025-02-13

Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)

ARMITAGE, Claire→
secretary · appointed 2004-10-20
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Active
ARMITAGE, Mark→
secretary · appointed 2000-05-01
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Active
ARMITAGE, Claire→
director · ~55y · appointed 2004-12-18
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Active
ARMITAGE, Mark→
director · ~59y · appointed 1996-01-01
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Active
ARMITAGE, Brian→
secretary · resigned 2000-05-01
Resigned
ARMITAGE, Brian→
director · ~88y · resigned 2000-05-01
Resigned
ARMITAGE, Shirley Margaret→
director · ~88y · resigned 2004-10-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (99 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-02-13