ARMSTRONG HOLDEN BROOKE PULLEN LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
07261626 · ltd · incorporated 2010-05-21
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (58/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
51 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.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-11📍move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD03
- 2016-10-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-04📍move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD03
- 2015-11-23📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-10-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2010-07-06➕THOMPSON SMITH & PUXON (SECRETARIAL SERVICES) LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2010-05-21🏢Company incorporatedAs ARMSTRONG HOLDEN BROOKE PULLEN LIMITED
- 2010-05-21➕ARMSTRONG, Charles Allan appointeddirector
- 2010-05-21➕ARMSTRONG, James Cary appointeddirector
Owner dependency
100/100
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.
- +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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
89/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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.)
Group structure
Armstrong Integrated Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Armstrong Integrated Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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ARMSTRONG HOLDEN BROOKE PULLEN LIMITED
This company · 07261626
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Armstrong Integrated Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-05-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
1 Wolverton Street
Manchester
M11 2ET
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-19
Last: 2025-11-05
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
THOMPSON SMITH & PUXON (SECRETARIAL SERVICES) LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2010-07-06
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ARMSTRONG, Charles Allan→
Activedirector · ~76y · appointed 2010-05-21
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ARMSTRONG, James Cary→
Activedirector · ~80y · appointed 2010-05-21
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Recent filings (51 total)
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2021-11-18
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2021-10-01
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2019-11-11
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