ARMSTRONG & LIDDLE PLUMBING & HEATING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05451970 · ltd · incorporated 2005-05-13
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 17.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 17.1y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 17.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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, 1 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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
67 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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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£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Average employees200200

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-10-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-10-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2017-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2016-11-15
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-09-27
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  12. 2016-09-27
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  13. 2016-02-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-02-10
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    ARMSTRONG, Faye Louise appointed
    director
  15. 2016-02-10
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    officers · AP01
  16. 2015-09-30
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2015-07-20
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    LIDDLE, Mike resigned
    director
  18. 2013-03-22
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    Charge satisfied #1
  19. 2009-06-10
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
  20. 2005-05-22
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    LIDDLE, Mike appointed
    director
  21. 2005-05-13
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    Company incorporated
    As ARMSTRONG & LIDDLE PLUMBING & HEATING LIMITED
  22. 2005-05-13
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    ARMSTRONG, Faye appointed
    secretary
  23. 2005-05-13
    ➕
    ARMSTRONG, Gordon appointed
    director
  24. 2005-05-13
    ➕
    AR CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2005-05-13
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    AR CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2005-05-13
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    AR NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  27. 2005-05-13
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    AR NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

91/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ARMSTRONG" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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.)

Group structure

Grf 2012 Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Grf 2012 Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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ARMSTRONG & LIDDLE PLUMBING & HEATING LIMITED
This company · 05451970

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Grf 2012 Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2005-05-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43220 — Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation

Registered office

Vicarage Farm
Armathwaite
Carlisle
CA4 9PQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-11
Last: 2025-09-27

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

ARMSTRONG, Faye→
secretary · appointed 2005-05-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ARMSTRONG, Faye Louise→
director · ~49y · appointed 2016-02-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ARMSTRONG, Gordon→
director · ~56y · appointed 2005-05-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
AR CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2005-05-13 · resigned 2005-05-13
Resigned
LIDDLE, Mike→
director · ~63y · appointed 2005-05-22 · resigned 2015-07-20
Resigned
AR NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2005-05-13 · resigned 2005-05-13
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property10/06/200922/03/2013

Recent filings (67 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-10-14