ARMSTRONGS SOLICITORS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05770799 · ltd · incorporated 2006-04-05
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
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (1 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
71 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
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 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

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 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-08-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-03-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2021-10-13
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    ALLEN, Joanne Elizabeth resigned
    director
  7. 2021-09-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-08-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-01-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2016-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-04-25
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-04-22
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2011-09-01
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    MOSS, Samantha Ann appointed
    director
  18. 2011-09-01
    ➕
    ALLEN, Joanne Elizabeth appointed
    director
  19. 2011-09-01
    ➖
    BRENNAND, Colin resigned
    director
  20. 2011-06-06
    ➖
    MOUSLEY, Lyn resigned
    secretary
  21. 2010-08-27
    ➕
    BRENNAND, Colin appointed
    director
  22. 2010-08-27
    ➖
    WHARTON, Alan James resigned
    director
  23. 2007-12-12
    ➖
    TAPPIN, Nicholas John resigned
    director
  24. 2007-12-12
    ➕
    WHARTON, Alan James appointed
    director
  25. 2007-04-05
    ➕
    MOUSLEY, Lyn appointed
    secretary
  26. 2007-04-05
    ➖
    C & M SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2007-04-05
    ➕
    TAPPIN, Nicholas John appointed
    director
  28. 2007-04-05
    ➖
    C & M REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 2006-04-05
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    Company incorporated
    As ARMSTRONGS SOLICITORS LIMITED
  30. 2006-04-05
    ➕
    C & M SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 2006-04-05
    ➕
    C & M REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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
Miss Samantha Ann Moss
Individual · British · DOB 02/1981 · age 45
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
Incorporated2006-04-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

The Plaza
Old Hall Street
Liverpool
Merseyside
L3 9QJ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-29
Last: 2026-03-15

Officers (1 active · 7 resigned)

MOSS, Samantha Ann→
director · ~45y · appointed 2011-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MOUSLEY, Lyn→
secretary · appointed 2007-04-05 · resigned 2011-06-06
Resigned
C & M SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-04-05 · resigned 2007-04-05
Resigned
ALLEN, Joanne Elizabeth→
director · ~46y · appointed 2011-09-01 · resigned 2021-10-13
Resigned
BRENNAND, Colin→
director · ~84y · appointed 2010-08-27 · resigned 2011-09-01
Resigned
TAPPIN, Nicholas John→
director · ~47y · appointed 2007-04-05 · resigned 2007-12-12
Resigned
WHARTON, Alan James→
director · ~80y · appointed 2007-12-12 · resigned 2010-08-27
Resigned
C & M REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-04-05 · resigned 2007-04-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (71 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-09-29