ARMSTRONG BEST LTD

🌳Matureactive
08595559 · ltd · incorporated 2013-07-03
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
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other sports activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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
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£0£53k£106k£158k£211k£264kDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets—£175.9k
Current assets—£264.1k
Cash—£250.9k
Debtors—£13.2k
Net assets—£137.2k
Average employees0—

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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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 (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-05-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-04-21
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2021-03-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2021-03-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  9. 2021-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-11-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2019-11-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2019-11-01
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    RIDD, Steven appointed
    director
  14. 2019-11-01
    ➕
    RIDD, Teresa appointed
    director
  15. 2019-10-25
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  16. 2019-10-25
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2019-07-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2019-07-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2019-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2013-07-03
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    Company incorporated
    As ARMSTRONG BEST LTD
  21. 2013-07-03
    ➕
    ALLATT, Philip appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 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.)

Group structure

Ar Alliance Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Ar Alliance Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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ARMSTRONG BEST LTD
This company · 08595559

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ar Alliance Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control24/10/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Philip Allattceased 23/10/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2013-07-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities

Registered office

6 High Cross
Truro
Cornwall
TR1 2AJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-07
Last: 2025-10-24

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

ALLATT, Philip→
director · ~60y · appointed 2013-07-03
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Active
RIDD, Steven→
director · ~61y · appointed 2019-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RIDD, Teresa→
director · ~62y · appointed 2019-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

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Recent filings (38 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-25
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2021-04-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-03-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2021-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-09