ARMSTRONG SIDDELEY HERITAGE TRUST LTD

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08486648 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2013-04-12
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
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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: Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 89-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 89). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
11 officers (8 active, 11 linked, 11 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
36 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

2 years 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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees00

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-20
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2026-02-07
    ➕
    POPLAR, Geoffrey appointed
    director
  3. 2025-11-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-11-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-11-16
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-05-31
    ➖
    PULFER, John resigned
    director
  7. 2023-08-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-09-21
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2022-09-21
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2022-09-21
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2022-09-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-09-16
    ➕
    BANNARD-SMITH, Anthony Kendal appointed
    director
  13. 2022-09-16
    ➕
    BRABAN, Andrew Mark appointed
    director
  14. 2022-09-16
    ➕
    STOODLEY, Julian Armand John appointed
    director
  15. 2021-10-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-12-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-09-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-11-11
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2018-11-04
    ➖
    HOOK, Margaret Patricia resigned
    director
  20. 2018-07-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2017-08-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  22. 2016-02-13
    ➕
    BLATCHFORD, Ann Elizabeth appointed
    director
  23. 2015-02-08
    ➕
    PULFER, John appointed
    director
  24. 2013-06-23
    ➖
    CANSDALE, Michael John resigned
    director
  25. 2013-04-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ARMSTRONG SIDDELEY HERITAGE TRUST LTD
  26. 2013-04-12
    ➕
    ALLEN, Christopher appointed
    director
  27. 2013-04-12
    ➕
    CAMPBELL, Iain Mclean appointed
    director
  28. 2013-04-12
    ➕
    WELCH, David William appointed
    director
  29. 2013-04-12
    ➕
    CANSDALE, Michael John appointed
    director
  30. 2013-04-12
    ➕
    HOOK, Margaret Patricia appointed
    director

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • -8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 89 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 89 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2013-04-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC94990 — Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Registered office

Southleigh Reading Road
Burghfield Common
Reading
Berkshire
RG7 3BL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-26
Last: 2026-04-12

Officers (8 active · 3 resigned)

ALLEN, Christopher→
director · ~85y · appointed 2013-04-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BANNARD-SMITH, Anthony Kendal→
director · ~74y · appointed 2022-09-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BLATCHFORD, Ann Elizabeth→
director · ~80y · appointed 2016-02-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRABAN, Andrew Mark→
director · ~48y · appointed 2022-09-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CAMPBELL, Iain Mclean→
director · ~89y · appointed 2013-04-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
POPLAR, Geoffrey→
director · ~82y · appointed 2026-02-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STOODLEY, Julian Armand John→
director · ~64y · appointed 2022-09-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WELCH, David William→
director · ~75y · appointed 2013-04-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CANSDALE, Michael John→
director · ~90y · appointed 2013-04-12 · resigned 2013-06-23
Resigned
HOOK, Margaret Patricia→
director · ~96y · appointed 2013-04-12 · resigned 2018-11-04
Resigned
PULFER, John→
director · ~86y · appointed 2015-02-08 · resigned 2024-05-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (36 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-09-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-09-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-10