ALAN ARMSTRONG HAULAGE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
10086707 · ltd · incorporated 2016-03-29
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£84.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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 (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 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
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £84,002
Net assets shrinking
Down £8,794 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£84k
↓ 9.5% YoY
Current Assets
£152k
↑ 80% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£30k£61k£91k£122k£152kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£173.4k£160.0k
Current assets£152.4k£84.7k
Net assets£84.0k£92.8k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-09
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  3. 2025-01-09
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  4. 2025-01-09
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2025-01-08
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2025-01-08
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2024-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-01-20
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    officers · TM02
  11. 2021-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-03-31
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    SCOTT, David Thomas resigned
    secretary
  13. 2020-09-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-01-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2018-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-05-31
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  18. 2016-03-29
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    Company incorporated
    As ALAN ARMSTRONG HAULAGE LIMITED
  19. 2016-03-29
    ➕
    ARMSTRONG, Alan appointed
    director
  20. 2016-03-29
    ➕
    ARMSTRONG, Avril appointed
    director
  21. 2016-03-29
    ➕
    ARMSTRONG, Scott appointed
    director
  22. 2016-03-29
    ➕
    SCOTT, David Thomas appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

88/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ARMSTRONG" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Scott Armstrong
Individual · British · DOB 12/1979 · age 47
25–50%
—25-50% shares08/01/2025
Mrs Avril Armstrong
Individual · British · DOB 04/1955 · age 71
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Alan Armstrong
Individual · British · DOB 06/1952 · age 74
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2016-03-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

Units 8/9 Welbury Way
Aycliffe Business Park
Newton Aycliffe
Durham
DL5 6ZE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-30
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-27
Last: 2026-03-13

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

ARMSTRONG, Alan→
director · ~74y · appointed 2016-03-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ARMSTRONG, Avril→
director · ~71y · appointed 2016-03-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ARMSTRONG, Scott→
director · ~47y · appointed 2016-03-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SCOTT, David Thomas→
secretary · appointed 2016-03-29 · resigned 2021-03-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (29 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-26
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2025-01-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2025-01-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-01-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-23
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-01-20