ARMSTRONG PAINTING SERVICES LTD

💤Zombieactive
09059169 · ltd · incorporated 2014-05-28
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
year to May 2025
Net worth
£1
book net assets
Opportunity
59/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Repair of machinery
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed manufacturing with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 59/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
1 officers (0 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
59/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £1

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£1
~ YoY
Current Assets
£10k
↑ 53% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£2k£4k£6k£8k£10kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£1£1
Current assets£9.6k£6.3k
Debtors£9.6k£6.3k
Net assets£1£1

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-29
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2026-01-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2026-01-14
    ARMSTRONG, David resigned
    director
  5. 2025-04-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-06-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-04-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2023-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-01-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-01-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-10-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-02-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-02-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-02-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-01-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2014-05-28
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ARMSTRONG PAINTING SERVICES LTD
  18. 2014-05-28
    ARMSTRONG, David appointed
    director

Owner dependency

50/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

Red flags

2 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-06-18

No active directors on record
high

Company is active but has no current directors in the register. This is unusual and should be investigated.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-05-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33120 — Repair of machinery

Registered office

238 St Vincent Street South Shields
St. Vincent Street
South Shields
NE33 3BH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-18OVERDUE
Last: 2025-06-04

Officers (0 active · 1 resigned)

ARMSTRONG, David
director · ~46y · appointed 2014-05-28 · resigned 2026-01-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (29 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-11