ARMSTRONG AVIATION CLOTHING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06388487 · ltd · incorporated 2007-10-03
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
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year to Jan 2026
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of clothing and footwear
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 16.7y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 16.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
68 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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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£0Jan 2025Jan 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2026-01-312025-01-31
Average employees600800

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-23
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  2. 2025-05-06
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  3. 2024-05-09
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  4. 2024-05-03
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  5. 2024-05-03
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    Charge satisfied #4
  6. 2024-01-16
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  7. 2024-01-15
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  8. 2024-01-15
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  9. 2024-01-08
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  10. 2023-09-04
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  11. 2022-05-25
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  12. 2021-09-10
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  13. 2020-10-12
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  14. 2020-01-16
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  15. 2020-01-16
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  16. 2020-01-16
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  17. 2020-01-16
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  18. 2019-09-26
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    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-05-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2019-02-07
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    TATTERSALL, Julie resigned
    secretary
  21. 2017-12-22
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  22. 2017-10-03
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  23. 2016-02-14
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    Charge satisfied #1
  24. 2015-04-11
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    Charge satisfied #2
  25. 2014-07-18
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    ARMSTRONG, Charlotte Frances appointed
    director
  26. 2014-07-18
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    ARMSTRONG, Keiron Barry resigned
    director
  27. 2010-03-05
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Advantage Transition Bridge Fund Limited
  28. 2009-11-23
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Skipton Business Finance LTD
  29. 2007-10-03
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    Company incorporated
    As ARMSTRONG AVIATION CLOTHING LIMITED
  30. 2007-10-03
    ➕
    WRIGHT, Neil Bernard appointed
    director
  31. 2007-10-03
    ➕
    TATTERSALL, Julie appointed
    secretary
  32. 2007-10-03
    ➕
    ARMSTRONG, Keiron Barry appointed
    director

Owner dependency

98/100
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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

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 66. 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 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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

Armstrong Aviation (Holdings) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Armstrong Aviation (Holdings) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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ARMSTRONG AVIATION CLOTHING LIMITED
This company · 06388487

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
Armstrong Aviation (Holdings) Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting12/09/2023
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Catherine Armstrongceased 12/09/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Keiron Barry Armstrongceased 12/09/2023· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Neil Wrightceased 16/01/2020· significant influence
  • Mrs Deborah Wilkinsonceased 16/01/2020· significant influence

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-10-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46420 — Wholesale of clothing and footwear

Registered office

Lyndhurst Cranmer Street
Long Eaton
Nottingham
NG10 1NJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-31
Last made up to: 2026-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-16
Last: 2026-01-02

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

ARMSTRONG, Charlotte Frances→
director · ~37y · appointed 2014-07-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WRIGHT, Neil Bernard→
director · ~66y · appointed 2007-10-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TATTERSALL, Julie→
secretary · appointed 2007-10-03 · resigned 2019-02-07
Resigned
ARMSTRONG, Keiron Barry→
director · ~69y · appointed 2007-10-03 · resigned 2014-07-18
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property22/12/201703/05/2024
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
A registered charge—03/10/2017—
satisfied
Advantage Transition Bridge Fund
Advantage Transition Bridge Fund Limited
Debenture1 property05/03/201011/04/2015
satisfied
Skipton Business Finance
Skipton Business Finance LTD
Fixed & floating charge1 property23/11/200914/02/2016
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Recent filings (68 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-09
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-05-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-16
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-01-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-01-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-01-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-11