ARMSTRONG ENERGY GLOBAL LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08523215 · ltd · incorporated 2013-05-10
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£-8.47M
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35110
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 10.8y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 10.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (66/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (1 active, 9 linked, 7 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
89 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
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 declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £8,473,413

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£8.5m
Current Assets
£414
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-31
Total assets£-8.47M
Current assets£414
Net assets£-8.47M

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • • 3 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2026-01-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-12-29
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2025-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-11-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2024-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-12-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2023-05-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2023-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-10-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2022-10-17
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    CHAMBERLAYNE, Robin Francis resigned
    director
  14. 2022-03-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2022-03-04
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    NANDAKUMAR, Ramnath Ramanujam resigned
    director
  16. 2021-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-09-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2021-09-06
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    MAHON, Stephen William, Dr resigned
    director
  19. 2021-06-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2021-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  21. 2019-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  22. 2019-10-18
    ➖
    BIGOLIN, Rodolfo resigned
    director
  23. 2019-02-13
    ➕
    BIGOLIN, Rodolfo appointed
    director
  24. 2018-08-10
    ➖
    YAZDABADI, Alan Adi resigned
    secretary
  25. 2015-08-28
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Progressive (Armstrong) Limited
  26. 2015-06-12
    ➖
    YAZDABADI, Alan Adi resigned
    director
  27. 2014-02-19
    ➖
    RAMNATH, Hema resigned
    secretary
  28. 2014-02-19
    ➕
    YAZDABADI, Alan Adi appointed
    secretary
  29. 2014-02-19
    ➕
    CHAMBERLAYNE, Robin Francis appointed
    director
  30. 2014-02-19
    ➖
    RAMNATH, Hema resigned
    director
  31. 2014-02-19
    ➕
    YAZDABADI, Alan Adi appointed
    director
  32. 2013-05-13
    ➕
    NEWMAN, Andrew Jonathan Charles appointed
    director
  33. 2013-05-13
    ➕
    MAHON, Stephen William, Dr appointed
    director
  34. 2013-05-13
    ➕
    NANDAKUMAR, Ramnath Ramanujam appointed
    director
  35. 2013-05-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ARMSTRONG ENERGY GLOBAL LIMITED
  36. 2013-05-10
    ➕
    RAMNATH, Hema appointed
    secretary
  37. 2013-05-10
    ➕
    RAMNATH, Hema appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-05-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC35110 — SIC 35110

Registered office

C/O External Services Limited, 20 Central Avenue
St Andrews Business Park
Norwich
NR7 0HR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-11
Last: 2026-04-27

Officers (1 active · 8 resigned)

NEWMAN, Andrew Jonathan Charles→
director · ~56y · appointed 2013-05-13
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Active
RAMNATH, Hema→
secretary · appointed 2013-05-10 · resigned 2014-02-19
Resigned
YAZDABADI, Alan Adi→
secretary · appointed 2014-02-19 · resigned 2018-08-10
Resigned
BIGOLIN, Rodolfo→
director · ~39y · appointed 2019-02-13 · resigned 2019-10-18
Resigned
CHAMBERLAYNE, Robin Francis→
director · ~60y · appointed 2014-02-19 · resigned 2022-10-17
Resigned
MAHON, Stephen William, Dr→
director · ~58y · appointed 2013-05-13 · resigned 2021-09-06
Resigned
NANDAKUMAR, Ramnath Ramanujam→
director · ~48y · appointed 2013-05-13 · resigned 2022-03-04
Resigned
RAMNATH, Hema→
director · ~46y · appointed 2013-05-10 · resigned 2014-02-19
Resigned
YAZDABADI, Alan Adi→
director · ~46y · appointed 2014-02-19 · resigned 2015-06-12
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Progressive (Armstrong)
Progressive (Armstrong) Limited
A registered charge—28/08/2015—
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Recent filings (89 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-16
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-12-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-03-31