ARMADILLO ENGINEERING (UK) LIMITED

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04340749 · ltd · incorporated 2001-12-14
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
£600.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 25620Machining
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). 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 (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 18.8y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 18.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
66 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £600,902
Net assets shrinking
Down £68,040 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£189k
Net Worth
£601k
↓ 10% YoY
Current Assets
£475k
↑ 3.0% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£134k£268k£401k£535k£669kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£927.7k£705.0k
Current assets£475.0k£461.0k
Cash£188.9k—
Debtors£271.1k—
Net assets£600.9k£668.9k

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

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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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-04
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  2. 2025-07-04
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-04-30
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    capital · SH01
  4. 2024-06-26
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  5. 2023-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-12-14
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    TROW, Allan Pryce resigned
    director
  7. 2022-12-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2022-06-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-07-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  11. 2019-08-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  12. 2018-08-14
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  13. 2018-01-05
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  14. 2017-12-21
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  15. 2017-09-04
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    address · AD01
  16. 2016-12-09
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    officers · AP01
  17. 2016-12-01
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    TROW, Allan Pryce appointed
    director
  18. 2007-08-26
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Ing Lease (UK) Limited
  19. 2001-12-14
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    Company incorporated
    As ARMADILLO ENGINEERING (UK) LIMITED
  20. 2001-12-14
    ➕
    WALL, Michele appointed
    secretary
  21. 2001-12-14
    ➕
    EDWARDS, Paul Martin appointed
    director
  22. 2001-12-14
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    BRISTOL LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2001-12-14
    ➖
    BRISTOL LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary

Owner dependency

93/100
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 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Paul Martin Edwards
Individual · British · DOB 09/1968 · age 58
50–75%
—50-75% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Miss Michele Karen Wallceased 14/12/2020· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2001-12-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25110 — Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures

Registered office

Unit A, Lewin House
The Street
Radstock
BA3 3FJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-12
Last: 2025-10-29

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

WALL, Michele→
secretary · appointed 2001-12-14
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Active
EDWARDS, Paul Martin→
director · ~58y · appointed 2001-12-14
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Active
BRISTOL LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-12-14 · resigned 2001-12-14
Resigned
TROW, Allan Pryce→
director · ~73y · appointed 2016-12-01 · resigned 2022-12-14
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Ing Lease (UK)
Ing Lease (UK) Limited
Deed of loan and chattel mortgage2 properties26/08/2007—
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Recent filings (66 total)

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-04
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-02