ARMER INFORMATION MANAGEMENT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03807345 · ltd · incorporated 1999-07-14
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
£20.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 70). 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 (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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
70 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £20,231
Net assets shrinking
Down £417 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£20k
↓ 2.0% YoY
Current Assets
£35k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£7k£14k£21k£28k£35kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-052024-04-05
Total assets£29.3k£28.9k
Current assets£35.3k£35.3k
Net assets£20.2k£20.6k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-30
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  3. 2024-01-01
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  4. 2023-01-04
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  5. 2021-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  7. 2020-01-02
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-12-31
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-04-26
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2016-12-29
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-06-19
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    officers · TM02
  12. 2016-06-17
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    LIPINSKA, Miroslawa Maria resigned
    secretary
  13. 2015-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-08-13
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2014-12-30
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2014-07-25
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 1999-07-14
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    Company incorporated
    As ARMER INFORMATION MANAGEMENT LIMITED
  18. 1999-07-14
    ➕
    ARMER, Timothy John appointed
    director
  19. 1999-07-14
    ➕
    LIPINSKA, Miroslawa Maria appointed
    secretary
  20. 1999-07-14
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    QA REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 1999-07-14
    ➖
    QA REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 1999-07-14
    ➕
    QA NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 1999-07-14
    ➖
    QA NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ARMER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Miroslawa Maria Lipinska
Individual · United Kingdom · DOB 12/1955 · age 71
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016
Mr Timothy John Moffat Armer
Individual · British · DOB 08/1956 · age 70
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1999-07-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

The Haven Chandlers Lane
Edington
Bridgwater
Somerset
TA7 9JY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-05
Last made up to: 2025-04-05
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-28
Last: 2025-07-14

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

ARMER, Timothy John→
director · ~70y · appointed 1999-07-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LIPINSKA, Miroslawa Maria→
secretary · appointed 1999-07-14 · resigned 2016-06-17
Resigned
QA REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-07-14 · resigned 1999-07-14
Resigned
QA NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-07-14 · resigned 1999-07-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (70 total)

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2026-01-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-01-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2018-12-31