ARMY AND NAVY C.S.L LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
10011348 · ltd · incorporated 2016-02-18
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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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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 (57/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
41 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-02-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-12-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-11-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-08-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-03-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2024-03-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2023-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-08-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-02-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2021-02-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2020-10-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-11-01
    ➖
    COSBY, Thomas James resigned
    director
  16. 2019-11-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2019-11-01
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  18. 2019-11-01
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  19. 2019-11-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2016-11-20
    ➕
    SWEETMAN, Ian Shane appointed
    director
  21. 2016-11-18
    ➖
    C & I HOLDINGS resigned
    corporate-director
  22. 2016-11-02
    ➕
    COSBY, Thomas James appointed
    director
  23. 2016-03-29
    ➖
    COSBY, Thomas James resigned
    director
  24. 2016-03-29
    ➖
    SWEETMAN, Ian Shane resigned
    director
  25. 2016-03-29
    ➕
    C & I HOLDINGS appointed
    corporate-director
  26. 2016-02-25
    ➕
    SWEETMAN, Ian Shane appointed
    director
  27. 2016-02-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ARMY AND NAVY C.S.L LIMITED
  28. 2016-02-18
    ➕
    COSBY, Thomas James 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

45/100
Moderate signal

Some 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ian Shane Sweetman
Individual · British · DOB 03/1990 · age 36
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting01/11/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Thomas James Cosbyceased 01/11/2019· 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
Incorporated2016-02-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Registered office

8 New Road
Leighton Buzzard
LU7 2LX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-11-30
Last made up to: 2026-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-03
Last: 2026-02-17

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

SWEETMAN, Ian Shane→
director · ~36y · appointed 2016-11-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COSBY, Thomas James→
director · ~30y · appointed 2016-11-02 · resigned 2019-11-01
Resigned
COSBY, Thomas James→
director · ~30y · appointed 2016-02-18 · resigned 2016-03-29
Resigned
SWEETMAN, Ian Shane→
director · ~36y · appointed 2016-02-25 · resigned 2016-03-29
Resigned
C & I HOLDINGS→
corporate-director · appointed 2016-03-29 · resigned 2016-11-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (41 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-21