ARMSTRONG BURTON LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06609233 · ltd · incorporated 2008-06-03
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
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 78/100 (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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
49 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year 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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-09
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2025-01-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-06-19
    ➖
    MAY, Christopher resigned
    director
  6. 2023-06-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2023-05-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-09-13
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  9. 2022-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-08-23
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  11. 2021-08-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-07-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-03-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2020-03-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2020-03-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2020-03-16
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  17. 2020-03-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2020-03-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2020-03-16
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  20. 2020-03-16
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  21. 2020-03-11
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    KERBY, Samantha Jayne appointed
    director
  22. 2020-03-11
    ➖
    BURTON, Caroline resigned
    secretary
  23. 2020-03-11
    ➖
    BURTON, Derek Paul resigned
    director
  24. 2020-03-11
    ➕
    MAY, Christopher appointed
    director
  25. 2008-06-03
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    Company incorporated
    As ARMSTRONG BURTON LIMITED
  26. 2008-06-03
    ➕
    BURTON, Caroline appointed
    secretary
  27. 2008-06-03
    ➕
    BURTON, Derek Paul appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

Pegasus Planning Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Pegasus Planning Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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ARMSTRONG BURTON LIMITED
This company · 06609233

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
Pegasus Planning Group Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control11/03/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Derek Burtonceased 11/03/2020· 75-100% 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
Incorporated2008-06-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

33 Sheep Street
Cirencester
GL7 1RQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-17
Last: 2025-06-03

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

KERBY, Samantha Jayne→
director · ~59y · appointed 2020-03-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BURTON, Caroline→
secretary · appointed 2008-06-03 · resigned 2020-03-11
Resigned
BURTON, Derek Paul→
director · ~67y · appointed 2008-06-03 · resigned 2020-03-11
Resigned
MAY, Christopher→
director · ~67y · appointed 2020-03-11 · resigned 2023-06-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (49 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-14
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-02
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-12
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-08-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-14