ARMSTRONG FLUID TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08522306 · ltd · incorporated 2013-05-09
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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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (73/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
38 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
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-12-31 |
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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 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 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
- 2023-02-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-02-21📄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
- 2018-09-26📄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
- 2015-11-23📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2013-05-09🏢Company incorporatedAs ARMSTRONG FLUID TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
- 2013-05-09➕ARMSTRONG, James Cary appointedsecretary
- 2013-05-09➕THOMPSON SMITH & PUXON (SECRETARIAL SERVICES) LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2013-05-09➕ARMSTRONG, Charles Allan appointeddirector
- 2013-05-09➕ARMSTRONG, James Cary appointeddirector
Owner dependency
96/100
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.
- +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
79/100
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 13 years.
- 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 |
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Mr Charles Allan Armstrong Individual · Canadian · DOB 08/1950 · age 76 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Mr James Cary Armstrong Individual · Canadian · DOB 01/1946 · age 80 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 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
Incorporated2013-05-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
1 Wolverton Street
Manchester
M11 2ET
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-19
Last: 2025-11-05
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
ARMSTRONG, James Cary→
Activesecretary · appointed 2013-05-09
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THOMPSON SMITH & PUXON (SECRETARIAL SERVICES) LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2013-05-09
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ARMSTRONG, Charles Allan→
Activedirector · ~76y · appointed 2013-05-09
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ARMSTRONG, James Cary→
Activedirector · ~80y · appointed 2013-05-09
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Recent filings (38 total)
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2026-06-29
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2025-12-28
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-24
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2024-11-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-17
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2023-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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2023-10-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
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officers · CH01
2023-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-28
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2022-11-18
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2021-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-01-04
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-17