A A MARTIAL ARTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05833800 · ltd · incorporated 2006-05-31
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£163.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
50 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 £163,111

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£163k
↑ 19% YoY
Current Assets
£191k
↑ 21% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£38k£77k£115k£153k£191kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£163.1k£136.5k
Current assets£191.3k£158.6k
Net assets£163.1k£136.5k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-30
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  3. 2024-08-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-07-10
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    capital · SH01
  6. 2023-07-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2022-08-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-04-06
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    ARMSTRONG, Peter appointed
    director
  9. 2021-08-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-07-06
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-07-25
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-07-07
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-06-06
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  16. 2015-07-14
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-06-22
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2011-08-03
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    ARMSTRONG, Peter resigned
    secretary
  19. 2006-06-01
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    ARMSTRONG, Anne appointed
    director
  20. 2006-06-01
    ➕
    ARMSTRONG, Peter appointed
    secretary
  21. 2006-05-31
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    Company incorporated
    As A A MARTIAL ARTS LIMITED
  22. 2006-05-31
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    KFORM SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2006-05-31
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    KFORM SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2006-05-31
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    KFORM NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  25. 2006-05-31
    ➖
    KFORM NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

84/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 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
Mrs Anne Armstrong
Individual · British · DOB 06/1970 · age 56
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/07/2016

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
Incorporated2006-05-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93290 — Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Registered office

20 Market Hill
Southam
Warwickshire
CV47 0HF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last: 2025-05-17

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

ARMSTRONG, Anne→
director · ~56y · appointed 2006-06-01
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Active
ARMSTRONG, Peter→
director · ~64y · appointed 2022-04-06
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Active
ARMSTRONG, Peter→
secretary · appointed 2006-06-01 · resigned 2011-08-03
Resigned
KFORM SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2006-05-31 · resigned 2006-05-31
Resigned
KFORM NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2006-05-31 · resigned 2006-05-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (50 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-20
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capital · SH01
2023-07-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-05
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-20
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2021-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-26