A.R.M. BUILDINGS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

01188137 · ltd · incorporated 1974-10-22

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.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 34.0y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other construction installation

Sector: Construction

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 34.0y

50/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 34.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

21 officers (4 active, 21 linked, 17 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

10 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

138 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31
Average employees	41

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (57 events)Click to expand

2025-12-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-04-01
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THOMSON, Teresa Carol appointed
director
2025-04-01
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ROY, Paul resigned
secretary
2025-04-01
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ROY, Paul resigned
director
2025-04-01
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-01
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-04-01
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-10-29
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-12-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-01-05
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-12-31
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BRITTAIN, Andrew resigned
director
2022-08-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-06-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-04-23
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-04-23
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-04-23
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-04-23
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-04-23
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-01-01
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MARTIN, Timothy Ian appointed
director
2020-12-01
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PROCTOR, Keira appointed
director
2020-12-01
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MCLAUGHLIN, Michael John David resigned
director
2020-12-01
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PROCTOR, Allan Lowndes resigned
director
2020-09-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-08
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2020-07-08
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Charge satisfied #1
2020-01-09
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-01-01
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MARLAND, Paul Richard appointed
director
2019-12-31
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SMITH, Roger Harry resigned
director
2005-08-09
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BRITTAIN, Andrew appointed
director
2005-08-09
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SMITH, Roger Harry appointed
director
2004-08-31
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CHILTON, Colin John resigned
director
1999-10-11
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MCLAUGHLIN, Michael John David appointed
director
1999-10-11
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PROCTOR, Allan Lowndes appointed
director
1999-10-11
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Charge registered #2
Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
1999-05-24
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CHILTON, Dawn resigned
secretary
1999-05-24
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ROY, Paul appointed
secretary
1999-05-24
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CHILTON, Dawn resigned
director
1999-05-24
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ROY, Paul appointed
director
1999-05-21
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ARMSTRONG, Faith Rosemary resigned
secretary
1999-05-21
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CHILTON, Dawn appointed
secretary
1999-05-21
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HYDE, Christopher Marcus Jason resigned
director
1999-05-21
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HYDE, Colin Esme resigned
director
1999-05-21
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HYDE, Jennifer Sara Andrea resigned
director
1999-05-21
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HYDE, Mary Elizabeth resigned
director
1999-05-21
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ROWLAND, Andrew John William resigned
director
1999-05-21
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ROWLAND, Zhara resigned
director
1998-10-27
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CHILTON, Dawn appointed
director
1998-10-27
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HYDE, Christopher Marcus Jason appointed
director
1998-10-27
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HYDE, Jennifer Sara Andrea appointed
director

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Owner dependency

40/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100

Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

A Proctor Group Ltd holds majority control (50-75%). Likely parent but not wholly-owned.

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A Proctor Group Ltd

Corporate parent · holds 50-75% shares

majority

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A.R.M. BUILDINGS LIMITED

This company · 01188137

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
A Proctor Group Ltd Corporate entity	50–75%	—	50-75% shares	06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1974-10-22

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC43290 — Other construction installation

Registered office

Unit 3 Rydal Estate

Colton Road

Rugeley

Staffordshire

WS15 3HF

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-04

Last: 2025-08-21

Officers (4 active · 17 resigned)

MARLAND, Paul Richard→

director · ~55y · appointed 2020-01-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

MARTIN, Timothy Ian→

director · ~52y · appointed 2021-01-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

PROCTOR, Keira→

director · ~43y · appointed 2020-12-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

THOMSON, Teresa Carol→

director · ~56y · appointed 2025-04-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

ARMSTRONG, Faith Rosemary→

secretary · appointed 1997-08-01 · resigned 1999-05-21

Resigned

CHILTON, Dawn→

secretary · appointed 1999-05-21 · resigned 1999-05-24

Resigned

HYDE, Mary Elizabeth→

secretary · resigned 1997-07-31

Resigned

ROY, Paul→

secretary · appointed 1999-05-24 · resigned 2025-04-01

Resigned

BRITTAIN, Andrew→

director · ~72y · appointed 2005-08-09 · resigned 2022-12-31

Resigned

CHILTON, Colin John→

director · ~81y · appointed 1992-04-03 · resigned 2004-08-31

Resigned

CHILTON, Dawn→

director · ~68y · appointed 1998-10-27 · resigned 1999-05-24

Resigned

HYDE, Christopher Marcus Jason→

director · ~50y · appointed 1998-10-27 · resigned 1999-05-21

Resigned

HYDE, Colin Esme→

director · ~101y · resigned 1999-05-21

Resigned

HYDE, Jennifer Sara Andrea→

director · ~52y · appointed 1998-10-27 · resigned 1999-05-21

Resigned

HYDE, Mary Elizabeth→

director · ~74y · resigned 1999-05-21

Resigned

MCLAUGHLIN, Michael John David→

director · ~77y · appointed 1999-10-11 · resigned 2020-12-01

Resigned

PROCTOR, Allan Lowndes→

director · ~74y · appointed 1999-10-11 · resigned 2020-12-01

Resigned

ROWLAND, Andrew John William→

director · ~66y · appointed 1992-04-03 · resigned 1999-05-21

Resigned

ROWLAND, Zhara→

director · ~72y · appointed 1998-10-27 · resigned 1999-05-21

Resigned

ROY, Paul→

director · ~64y · appointed 1999-05-24 · resigned 2025-04-01

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland	Debenture containing fixed and floating charges	1 property	11/10/1999	—
	satisfied	Hydor (Holdings) Hydor (Holdings) Limited	Debenture	1 property	27/04/1992	08/07/2020

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Recent filings (138 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2025-12-18

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-09-08

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-04-01

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2025-04-01

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2025-04-01

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-01-13

accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridged

accounts · AA

2024-12-30

capital-allotment-shares

capital · SH01

2024-10-29

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-01-11

accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridged

accounts · AA

2023-12-21

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-01-09

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2023-01-05

accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridged

accounts · AA

2022-08-05

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-01-12

accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridged

accounts · AA

2021-06-14