ARMCHAIR ARMOURY LIMITED

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03182781 · ltd · incorporated 1996-04-04
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 25930
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
9 officers (1 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
87 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
2
filings
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-03-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2026-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-02-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-10-04
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2024-10-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2024-09-24
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    WARNER, Andrea Fay resigned
    director
  8. 2024-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-04-27
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2020-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-05-11
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2018-04-09
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2018-04-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2018-04-06
    ➕
    KAZMIERCZAK, Matthew John appointed
    director
  19. 2018-04-06
    ➖
    CUBBAGE, Kitty Ann resigned
    secretary
  20. 2018-04-06
    ➖
    CUBBAGE, Kitty Ann resigned
    director
  21. 2018-04-06
    ➕
    WARNER, Andrea Fay appointed
    director
  22. 2018-04-06
    ➖
    WILBY, Michael Leonard resigned
    director
  23. 2002-02-01
    ➖
    GUYETT, Stephen resigned
    secretary
  24. 2002-02-01
    ➖
    GUYETT, Stephen resigned
    director
  25. 2002-01-31
    ➕
    CUBBAGE, Kitty Ann appointed
    secretary
  26. 2002-01-31
    ➕
    CUBBAGE, Kitty Ann appointed
    director
  27. 2001-07-08
    ➕
    GUYETT, Stephen appointed
    director
  28. 1996-04-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ARMCHAIR ARMOURY LIMITED
  29. 1996-04-04
    ➕
    GUYETT, Stephen appointed
    secretary
  30. 1996-04-04
    ➕
    PARAMOUNT COMPANY SEARCHES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 1996-04-04
    ➖
    PARAMOUNT COMPANY SEARCHES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 1996-04-04
    ➕
    WILBY, Michael Leonard appointed
    director
  33. 1996-04-04
    ➕
    PARAMOUNT PROPERTIES (UK) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  34. 1996-04-04
    ➖
    PARAMOUNT PROPERTIES (UK) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 30 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Matthew John Kazmierczak
Individual · British · DOB 10/1993 · age 33
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2018
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Andrea Fay Warnerceased 24/09/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest
  • Mr Michael Leonard Wilbyceased 06/04/2018· 75-100% shares · board control · significant influence · firm interest

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
Incorporated1996-04-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25930 — SIC 25930

Registered office

Unit 4 Fontigarry Farm Business Centre
Reigate Road
Sidlow Nr Reigate
Surrey
RH2 8QH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-21
Last: 2026-02-07

Officers (1 active · 8 resigned)

KAZMIERCZAK, Matthew John→
director · ~33y · appointed 2018-04-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CUBBAGE, Kitty Ann→
secretary · appointed 2002-01-31 · resigned 2018-04-06
Resigned
GUYETT, Stephen→
secretary · appointed 1996-04-04 · resigned 2002-02-01
Resigned
PARAMOUNT COMPANY SEARCHES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-04-04 · resigned 1996-04-04
Resigned
CUBBAGE, Kitty Ann→
director · ~59y · appointed 2002-01-31 · resigned 2018-04-06
Resigned
GUYETT, Stephen→
director · ~64y · appointed 2001-07-08 · resigned 2002-02-01
Resigned
WARNER, Andrea Fay→
director · ~33y · appointed 2018-04-06 · resigned 2024-09-24
Resigned
WILBY, Michael Leonard→
director · ~91y · appointed 1996-04-04 · resigned 2018-04-06
Resigned
PARAMOUNT PROPERTIES (UK) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1996-04-04 · resigned 1996-04-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (87 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-10-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-26