A.R.M.S. PLANT LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
07024465 · ltd · incorporated 2009-09-21
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£255.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Repair of machinery
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -47% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
🏦
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 15.6y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 15.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
40 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £255,226
Net assets shrinking
Down £7,969 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 47% YoY
Cash YoY
-47%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£40k
↓ 47% YoY
Net Worth
£255k
↓ 3.0% YoY
Current Assets
£213k
↓ 30% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £269.7k | £287.7k |
| Current assets | £212.6k | £304.8k |
| Cash | £40.1k | £76.3k |
| Debtors | £16.3k | £54.3k |
| Net assets | £255.2k | £263.2k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-09-21➕RICHARDS, Theresa appointeddirector
- 2021-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-10-29📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-10-28📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2015-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-10-16📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-10-26🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited
- 2009-09-21🏢Company incorporatedAs A.R.M.S. PLANT LIMITED
- 2009-09-21➕RICHARDS, Alistair appointeddirector
Owner dependency
81/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 17 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Alistair Richards Individual · British · DOB 01/1978 · age 48 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 21/09/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
Similar companies
Active · Manufacturing · TA postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B&M PACKAGING SERVICES LIMITED→ 07680173 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| BASE STRUCTURES LTD→ 12251546 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| BEADMASTER LIMITED→ 02961303 · est 1994 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 31y | — | — |
| BELLA TELA LIMITED→ 07624999 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| BENCHDOGS LTD→ 11850001 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| BENJAMIN HENRY LIMITED→ 12717585 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| BENSPORT MOTORS LIMITED→ 10550290 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| BENTON DESIGN LIMITED→ 06028160 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| BESPOKE MANUFACTURING LTD.→ 04999376 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| BFF NONWOVENS LIMITED→ 04573423 · est 2002 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 23y | — | — |
| BK DORSET LIMITED→ 11703181 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| BLACK OAK SOLUTIONS LTD→ 13949080 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-09-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33120 — Repair of machinery
Registered office
No. 1 Uttermeares
Isle Abbotts
Taunton
TA3 6RH
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-05
Last: 2025-09-21
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
RICHARDS, Alistair→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2009-09-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
RICHARDS, Theresa→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2021-09-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited | All assets debenture | 1 property | 26/10/2010 | — |
Click column headers to sort. Use filters above to narrow by status and lender.
Recent filings (40 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-09-16