ARMOLOY (U.K.) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02360196 · ltd · incorporated 1989-03-13
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 37.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
—
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Turnover
—
year to May 2025
Net worth
£1.19M
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 55). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · oldest 37.0y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 37.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
50
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
127 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,192,929

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£440k
Net Worth
£1.2m
Current Assets
£745k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-31
Total assets£1.33M
Current assets£745.4k
Cash£440.4k
Debtors£302.4k
Net assets£1.19M

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
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  2. 2025-03-05
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    accounts-amended-with-made-up-date
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  3. 2025-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-06-24
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2024-06-24
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2024-03-13
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    officers · TM01
  7. 2023-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-09-12
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    accounts-amended-with-made-up-date
    accounts · AAMD
  9. 2023-06-01
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    COOPER, Margaret Elizabeth resigned
    director
  10. 2023-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-02-07
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  12. 2023-02-07
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2023-02-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2022-12-22
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    COOPER, Brian Walter resigned
    director
  15. 2021-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2016-01-28
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    Charge satisfied #1
  20. 2015-11-27
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    Charge satisfied #3
  21. 2015-11-27
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    Charge satisfied #2
  22. 2009-04-14
    ➕
    FOSTER, Kathryn appointed
    secretary
  23. 2009-04-06
    ➖
    COOPER, Margaret Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  24. 2006-07-03
    ➕
    COOPER, Steven Ashley appointed
    director
  25. 2006-07-03
    ➕
    FOSTER, Kathryn appointed
    director
  26. 2003-01-21
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  27. 2000-09-28
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  28. 2000-03-14
    ➖
    COOPER, Brian Walter resigned
    secretary
  29. 2000-03-14
    ➕
    COOPER, Margaret Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  30. 1995-07-13
    ➖
    CARLSON, Allan resigned
    director
  31. 1995-07-13
    ➕
    COOPER, Margaret Elizabeth appointed
    director
  32. 1989-08-08
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  33. 1989-03-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ARMOLOY (U.K.) LIMITED

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 37 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Steven Ashley Cooper
Individual · British · DOB 05/1971 · age 55
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control22/12/2022
Mrs Kathryn Foster
Individual · British · DOB 01/1974 · age 52
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · firm interest31/03/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Brian Walter Cooperceased 22/12/2022· significant influence

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

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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
Incorporated1989-03-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25110 — Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures

Registered office

Mammoth Drive
Wolverhampton Science Park
Wolverhampton
West Midlands
WV10 9TF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-21
Last: 2026-02-07

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

FOSTER, Kathryn→
secretary · appointed 2009-04-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COOPER, Steven Ashley→
director · ~55y · appointed 2006-07-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FOSTER, Kathryn→
director · ~52y · appointed 2006-07-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COOPER, Brian Walter→
secretary · resigned 2000-03-14
Resigned
COOPER, Margaret Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2000-03-14 · resigned 2009-04-06
Resigned
CARLSON, Allan→
director · ~86y · resigned 1995-07-13
Resigned
COOPER, Brian Walter→
director · ~83y · resigned 2022-12-22
Resigned
COOPER, Margaret Elizabeth→
director · ~81y · appointed 1995-07-13 · resigned 2023-06-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property21/01/200327/11/2015
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Charge and assignment1 property28/09/200027/11/2015
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Debenture1 property08/08/198928/01/2016

Recent filings (127 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-02-26
accounts-amended-with-made-up-date
accounts · AAMD
2025-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-06-24
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-06-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-12-13
accounts-amended-with-made-up-date
accounts · AAMD
2023-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-02-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-02-07