ARMSTRONG WATSON AUDIT HOLDINGS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

07511144 · ltd · incorporated 2011-01-31

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 4.8y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

82/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 4.8y

60/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Charge age ~4.8 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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

Lenders & charges

3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)

Directors & officers

29 officers (10 active, 29 linked, 29 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

12 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

89 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

82/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 persons-with-significant-control

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (73 events)Click to expand

2026-02-02
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OSBOURNE, Matthew Lee appointed
director
2026-02-02
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officers · AP01
2026-02-02
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officers · TM01
2026-02-01
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OSBOURNE, Matthew Lee resigned
director
2025-12-12
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-12-03
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accounts · AA
2025-11-19
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capital · SH01
2025-04-28
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-04-28
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-04-15
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mortgage · MR01
2025-04-04
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mortgage · MR01
2025-04-04
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mortgage · MR04
2025-04-04
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Charge satisfied #1
2025-04-02
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
2025-04-02
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
2024-12-18
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accounts · AA
2024-03-15
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miscellaneous
miscellaneous · MISC
2024-03-14
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change-of-name · CERT1
2024-03-14
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change-of-name · RR06
2024-03-14
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incorporation · MAR
2024-03-14
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-08-01
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address · AD01
2023-01-13
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officers · CH01
2023-01-13
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officers · CH01
2022-03-22
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officers · AP01
2022-03-21
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OSBOURNE, Matthew Lee appointed
director
2021-07-29
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Santander UK PLC
2021-03-17
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RANSON, Mark Nicholas resigned
director
2019-09-23
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ANDREW, Richard Stephen appointed
director
2019-09-23
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GRAY, Joanna appointed
director
2019-09-20
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BOOTH, William John resigned
director
2019-09-20
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PINGUEY, Steven resigned
director
2018-10-17
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POOLE, Andrew Arthur appointed
director
2018-10-17
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THRELKELD, David John appointed
director
2018-09-01
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RANKIN, Richard Andrew resigned
director
2018-05-01
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JOHNSTON, Alan James, Canon resigned
director
2018-03-02
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CARROLL, Jean Evelyn resigned
director
2017-08-25
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ELLIOTT, Norman resigned
director
2016-04-01
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KITSON, Paul David resigned
director
2016-02-02
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UTTING, Helen Louise resigned
director
2014-12-05
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SEWELL, Grahame William resigned
director
2014-12-01
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KITSON, Paul David appointed
director
2014-09-30
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WHEATCROFT, Henry Robert resigned
director
2014-06-23
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ELLIOTT, Norman appointed
director
2014-03-31
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PALMER, Simon Ramsay resigned
director
2013-11-01
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RANSON, Mark Nicholas appointed
director
2013-04-30
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BARRETT, Christopher Paul resigned
director
2013-04-30
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HILL, Margaret Elsie resigned
director
2013-04-30
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PARKER, Leslie resigned
director
2012-12-14
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RANKIN, Richard Andrew appointed
director

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Owner dependency

58/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-10 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
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 Watson holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

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Armstrong Watson

Corporate parent

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ARMSTRONG WATSON AUDIT HOLDINGS LIMITED

This company · 07511144

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Armstrong Watson Corporate entity	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2011-01-31

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

James Watson House Montgomery Way

Rosehill Industrial Estate

Carlisle

CA1 2UU

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-14

Last: 2026-01-31