ARMOURTRAC LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
09201674 · ltd · incorporated 2014-09-03
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
43 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years 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 | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
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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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-02✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2024-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-09-24📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2020-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-08-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-01-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-01-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2018-12-19➕WAINE, Jennifer appointedsecretary
- 2018-12-19➕WAINE, Jennifer appointeddirector
- 2018-12-19➖THORNTON, Bryan Anthony resigneddirector
- 2018-12-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-12-19📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2018-12-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-10-18➕THORNTON, Bryan Anthony appointeddirector
- 2017-09-01➖VALAITIS, Peter Anthony resigneddirector
- 2014-09-03🏢Company incorporatedAs ARMOURTRAC LIMITED
- 2014-09-03➕VALAITIS, Peter Anthony appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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
45/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
1 med ·Name changed recently
mediumName changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2024-12-02: certificate-change-of-name-company
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Miss Jennifer Waine Individual · British · DOB 02/1970 · age 56 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 19/12/2018 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Bryan Thorntonceased 19/12/2018· significant influence
- Cfs Secretaries Limitedceased 19/12/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Mr Peter Anthony Valaitisceased 01/09/2017· 75-100% shares · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A S JENKINSON FINANCIAL CONSULTANTS LIMITED→ 10191873 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| ANTROBUS LOGISTICS CONSULTANCY LTD→ 08911370 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| APPLEWOOD ACCOUNTANCY LTD→ 07677143 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| ARIF LEGAL LTD→ 16769000 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ARKL ENGINEERING LTD→ 15352584 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ARSA CONSULTING LTD→ 12161704 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| ARWAIN SOLUTIONS LTD→ 16577681 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ARZAK LTD→ 17004033 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AS STORAGE LTD→ 16699991 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ASCEND STRATOS LTD→ 12553342 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| ASCENT ETHICAL LTD→ 13769315 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ASCNDESIGN LTD→ 16500101 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-09-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC77390 — Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods n.e.c.
Registered office
Unit L Beech Industrial Estate
Vale Street
Bacup
Lancashire
OL13 9EL
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-14
Last: 2026-03-31
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
Active
WAINE, Jennifer→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2018-12-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
THORNTON, Bryan Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2017-10-18 · resigned 2018-12-19
VALAITIS, Peter Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2014-09-03 · resigned 2017-09-01
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Recent filings (43 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-31
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-07-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-09-24
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2020-09-24