ARMSTRONG EVANS LTD
🌳Matureactive
07438079 · ltd · incorporated 2010-11-12
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 12.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£573
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Human resources provision and management of human resources functions
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 12.3y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 12.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
60 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £573
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
£573
~ YoY
Current Assets
£4k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2.7k | £2.7k |
| Current assets | £4.0k | £4.0k |
| Net assets | £573 | £573 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2026-02-28📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2026-02-24📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-11-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-11-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-11-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-11-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-05➖BISHOP, Sara Sophia resigneddirector
- 2021-03-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-06-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-06-01📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-06-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-05-15➖KERLEY, Hannah Louise resigneddirector
- 2019-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2014-04-10🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Keen Thinking LTD
- 2013-03-12➕BISHOP, Martin James appointeddirector
- 2013-03-12➕KERLEY, Adam Lewis appointeddirector
- 2013-03-12➕KERLEY, Hannah Louise appointeddirector
- 2010-11-12🏢Company incorporatedAs ARMSTRONG EVANS LTD
- 2010-11-12➕BISHOP, Sara Sophia appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
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 13 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Martin James Bishop Individual · British · DOB 09/1975 · age 51 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Adam Kerley Individual · British · DOB 02/1985 · age 41 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Sara Sophia Bishopceased 05/03/2021· board control
- Mrs Hannah Louise Kerleyceased 15/05/2020· board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-11-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC78300 — Human resources provision and management of human resources functions
Registered office
Suite 4 1st Floor Office
34 West Street
Retford
Nottinghamshire
DN22 6ES
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-26
Last: 2025-11-12
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
BISHOP, Martin James→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2013-03-12
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KERLEY, Adam Lewis→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2013-03-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BISHOP, Sara Sophia→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2010-11-12 · resigned 2021-03-05
KERLEY, Hannah Louise→
Resigneddirector · ~36y · appointed 2013-03-12 · resigned 2020-05-15
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Keen Thinking Keen Thinking LTD | A registered charge | — | 10/04/2014 | — |
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Recent filings (60 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-24
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-26
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-11-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-11-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-11-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-11-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-11-14