ARMAH SWITCHGEAR LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02579291 · ltd · incorporated 1991-02-01
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 34.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 27120
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 65). 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: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 34.9y

65/100
clean up first

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 34.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 33/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 7 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
115 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-20
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    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-09-30
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    HALL, Philip Cameron resigned
    director
  4. 2025-02-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-10-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-10-03
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    officers · AP01
  7. 2024-10-03
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    officers · AP01
  8. 2024-10-03
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    officers · AP01
  9. 2024-10-03
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    officers · TM01
  10. 2024-10-03
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  11. 2024-10-01
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    GUERIN, Dermot John appointed
    director
  12. 2024-10-01
    ➕
    GUERIN, Sean Diarmiad appointed
    director
  13. 2024-10-01
    ➖
    HAWKINS, Alan resigned
    secretary
  14. 2024-10-01
    ➕
    HALL, Philip Cameron appointed
    director
  15. 2024-10-01
    ➖
    HAWKINS, Alan resigned
    director
  16. 2024-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2024-01-10
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    accounts · AA
  18. 2023-02-06
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  19. 2023-02-06
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  20. 2023-02-06
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  21. 2022-09-27
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    accounts · AA
  22. 2021-11-25
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    accounts · AA
  23. 2021-01-11
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    accounts · AA
  24. 2020-02-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  25. 2013-04-13
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    Charge satisfied #2
  26. 2010-05-10
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  27. 1999-05-31
    ➖
    HALLIDAY, Paul Robinson resigned
    director
  28. 1993-02-01
    ➖
    ROSENTHAL, Laurence resigned
    director
  29. 1991-08-30
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  30. 1991-02-01
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    Company incorporated
    As ARMAH SWITCHGEAR LIMITED

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Group structure

Aap Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Aap Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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ARMAH SWITCHGEAR LIMITED
This company · 02579291

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Aap Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/02/2023
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Andrew Robert Mayoceased 06/02/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Alan Hawkinsceased 06/02/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated1991-02-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC27120 — SIC 27120

Registered office

4 Hillthorn Business Park
Infiniti Drive
Washington
NE37 3BR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-15
Last: 2026-02-01

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

GUERIN, Dermot John→
director · ~63y · appointed 2024-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GUERIN, Sean Diarmiad→
director · ~33y · appointed 2024-10-01
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Active
MAYO, Andrew Robert→
director · ~65y
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Active
HAWKINS, Alan→
secretary · resigned 2024-10-01
Resigned
HALL, Philip Cameron→
director · ~57y · appointed 2024-10-01 · resigned 2025-09-30
Resigned
HALLIDAY, Paul Robinson→
director · ~62y · resigned 1999-05-31
Resigned
HAWKINS, Alan→
director · ~68y · resigned 2024-10-01
Resigned
ROSENTHAL, Laurence→
director · ~92y · resigned 1993-02-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Charge of deposit1 property10/05/201013/04/2013
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Mortgage debenture1 property30/08/1991—
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Recent filings (115 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-03
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-06