ARMSTRONG (U.K.) INVESTMENTS

💤Zombieactive
03242584 · private-unlimited · incorporated 1996-08-21
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Dormant / non-trading with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 69). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
29 officers (1 active, 29 linked, 23 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
145 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Operating profit—£-75.0k
Profit before tax—£712.0k
Average employees20

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (75 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2025-12-15
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    LAIKIN, Mark Alan resigned
    director
  3. 2025-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-03-26
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  5. 2025-03-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-02-21
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    BIGNELL, Michael James resigned
    secretary
  7. 2025-02-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2025-02-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-10-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2023-08-03
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    move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
    address · AD03
  11. 2023-07-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2022-08-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2022-05-25
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  14. 2022-02-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-07-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2020-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-07-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2020-06-30
    ➖
    MIDDEL, Willem Antonius resigned
    director
  19. 2019-10-14
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  20. 2019-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2018-08-13
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    LAIKIN, Mark Alan appointed
    director
  22. 2018-08-13
    ➖
    STEWART, Lingling Yang resigned
    director
  23. 2016-05-12
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    BIGNELL, Michael James appointed
    secretary
  24. 2016-05-12
    ➖
    MIDHA, Rohit Kumar resigned
    secretary
  25. 2016-04-25
    ➕
    STEWART, Lingling Yang appointed
    director
  26. 2016-04-25
    ➖
    WATERS, Thomas James resigned
    director
  27. 2016-03-31
    ➖
    GRACZYK, Evelyne Marie Jeanne resigned
    director
  28. 2015-10-21
    ➖
    DE WOLF, Eduard Godefridus Antonius resigned
    director
  29. 2015-10-21
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    MIDDEL, Willem Antonius appointed
    director
  30. 2013-11-12
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    DE WOLF, Eduard Godefridus Antonius appointed
    director
  31. 2013-11-12
    ➖
    MITCHELL JR, Albert Russell resigned
    director
  32. 2011-10-31
    ➖
    HEWITSON, Melanie Jayne resigned
    secretary
  33. 2011-10-31
    ➕
    MIDHA, Rohit Kumar appointed
    secretary
  34. 2011-10-31
    ➖
    HEWITSON, Melanie Jayne resigned
    director
  35. 2011-08-12
    ➖
    EVERINK, Gunter Klaus resigned
    director
  36. 2011-08-12
    ➕
    GRACZYK, Evelyne Marie Jeanne appointed
    director
  37. 2009-03-10
    ➕
    EVERINK, Gunter Klaus appointed
    director
  38. 2009-03-10
    ➖
    GRACZYK, Evelyne Marie Jeanne resigned
    director
  39. 2008-05-23
    ➖
    COOKSON, David Scott resigned
    director
  40. 2008-05-23
    ➕
    MITCHELL JR, Albert Russell appointed
    director
  41. 2008-04-30
    ➖
    SULLIVAN, Barry Michael resigned
    director
  42. 2008-04-30
    ➕
    WATERS, Thomas James appointed
    director
  43. 2007-11-16
    ➖
    RANDICH, David resigned
    director
  44. 2006-12-14
    ➕
    COOKSON, David Scott appointed
    director
  45. 2004-09-10
    ➖
    BROSSMAN, Douglas resigned
    director
  46. 2004-09-10
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    GRACZYK, Evelyne Marie Jeanne appointed
    director
  47. 2004-09-10
    ➖
    WATERS, Thomas resigned
    director
  48. 2002-07-15
    ➖
    CASE, Edward Ralph resigned
    director
  49. 2002-07-15
    ➕
    RANDICH, David appointed
    director
  50. 2002-07-15
    ➕
    SULLIVAN, Barry Michael appointed
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 75 events

Owner dependency

100/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 30 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

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-unlimited
Incorporated1996-08-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

Harman House, Ground Floor
1 George Street
Uxbridge
Middlesex
UB8 1QQ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-13
Last: 2026-06-29

Officers (1 active · 28 resigned)

WILLIS-JONES, William Mark→
director · ~69y · appointed 1996-08-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BIGNELL, Michael James→
secretary · appointed 2016-05-12 · resigned 2025-02-21
Resigned
HEWITSON, Melanie Jayne→
secretary · appointed 2000-06-01 · resigned 2011-10-31
Resigned
MIDHA, Rohit Kumar→
secretary · appointed 2011-10-31 · resigned 2016-05-12
Resigned
WHEATLEY, Stuart→
secretary · appointed 1996-08-29 · resigned 2000-05-31
Resigned
ABBEY NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1996-08-21 · resigned 1996-08-29
Resigned
ALVAREZ, Marko→
director · ~64y · appointed 1999-01-12 · resigned 2000-03-31
Resigned
BROSSMAN, Douglas→
director · ~68y · appointed 1999-01-12 · resigned 2004-09-10
Resigned
CASE, Edward Ralph→
director · ~80y · appointed 1996-08-29 · resigned 2002-07-15
Resigned
COOKSON, David Scott→
director · ~69y · appointed 2006-12-14 · resigned 2008-05-23
Resigned
DE SANTO, Joseph Ricardo→
director · ~66y · appointed 1997-08-20 · resigned 2000-10-19
Resigned
DE WOLF, Eduard Godefridus Antonius→
director · ~61y · appointed 2013-11-12 · resigned 2015-10-21
Resigned
EVERINK, Gunter Klaus→
director · ~56y · appointed 2009-03-10 · resigned 2011-08-12
Resigned
GRACZYK, Evelyne Marie Jeanne→
director · ~63y · appointed 2011-08-12 · resigned 2016-03-31
Resigned
GRACZYK, Evelyne Marie Jeanne→
director · ~63y · appointed 2004-09-10 · resigned 2009-03-10
Resigned
HEWITSON, Melanie Jayne→
director · ~61y · appointed 2000-06-01 · resigned 2011-10-31
Resigned
LAIKIN, Mark Alan→
director · ~58y · appointed 2018-08-13 · resigned 2025-12-15
Resigned
LEECH, Bruce Alfred→
director · ~84y · appointed 1996-08-29 · resigned 1999-01-01
Resigned
MIDDEL, Willem Antonius→
director · ~59y · appointed 2015-10-21 · resigned 2020-06-30
Resigned
MITCHELL JR, Albert Russell→
director · ~60y · appointed 2008-05-23 · resigned 2013-11-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (145 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-01
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-04
move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
address · AD03
2023-08-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-07-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-29