ARMAND INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

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04033908 · ltd · incorporated 2000-07-14
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
—
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£-24.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 75/100 (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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 1 with DOB)
73
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
68 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
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £24,786

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£3k
Net Worth
-£25k
↓ 1.0% YoY
Current Assets
£5k
↑ 29% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£25k-£19k-£13k-£7k-£1k£5kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£-24.8k£-24.5k
Current assets£4.7k£3.6k
Cash£2.7k—
Debtors£2.0k—
Net assets£-24.8k£-24.5k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-04-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-07-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2017-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-07-16
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-07-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2009-08-01
    ➕
    HUTCHINSON, Christine Diane appointed
    secretary
  17. 2009-07-31
    ➖
    BEASLEY, Martin resigned
    secretary
  18. 2001-05-15
    ➕
    BEASLEY, Martin appointed
    secretary
  19. 2001-04-11
    ➖
    CLARKSON, Frances resigned
    secretary
  20. 2000-08-30
    ➖
    BEASLEY, Beryl resigned
    secretary
  21. 2000-08-24
    ➕
    CLARKSON, Frances appointed
    secretary
  22. 2000-07-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ARMAND INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
  23. 2000-07-14
    ➕
    BEASLEY, Armand appointed
    director
  24. 2000-07-14
    ➕
    BEASLEY, Beryl appointed
    secretary
  25. 2000-07-14
    ➕
    HARRISON, Irene Lesley appointed
    nominee-secretary
  26. 2000-07-14
    ➖
    HARRISON, Irene Lesley resigned
    nominee-secretary
  27. 2000-07-14
    ➕
    BUSINESS INFORMATION RESEARCH & REPORTING LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 2000-07-14
    ➖
    BUSINESS INFORMATION RESEARCH & REPORTING LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Armand Beasley
Individual · British · DOB 09/1972 · age 54
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2000-07-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93290 — Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Registered office

34 Vaudrey Drive
Timperley
Altrincham
WA15 6HQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-28
Last: 2025-07-14

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

HUTCHINSON, Christine Diane→
secretary · appointed 2009-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BEASLEY, Armand→
director · ~54y · appointed 2000-07-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BEASLEY, Beryl→
secretary · appointed 2000-07-14 · resigned 2000-08-30
Resigned
BEASLEY, Martin→
secretary · appointed 2001-05-15 · resigned 2009-07-31
Resigned
CLARKSON, Frances→
secretary · appointed 2000-08-24 · resigned 2001-04-11
Resigned
HARRISON, Irene Lesley→
nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-07-14 · resigned 2000-07-14
Resigned
BUSINESS INFORMATION RESEARCH & REPORTING LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-07-14 · resigned 2000-07-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (68 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-23