ARMROW LTD
🌳Matureactive
10225008 · ltd · incorporated 2016-06-10
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other building completion and finishing
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
4 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
40 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 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 · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
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| Average employees | 300 | 500 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-08-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-08-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-08-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-08-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-08-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-08-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-08-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-08-15📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-10-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-06-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-06-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-06-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-06-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-06-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-06-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-06-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-06-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-10🏢Company incorporatedAs ARMROW LTD
- 2016-06-10➕ARMSTRONG, Corinne Mier appointeddirector
- 2016-06-10➕ARMSTRONG, Kenneth appointeddirector
- 2016-06-10➕BURDON, Nicola appointeddirector
- 2016-06-10➕ROWLEY, Christopher appointeddirector
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
65/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
4 active beneficial owners · fragmented| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Ms Nicola Burdon Individual · British · DOB 06/1974 · age 52 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 09/06/2017 |
Mrs Corinne Mier Armstrong Individual · British · DOB 03/1957 · age 69 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 09/06/2017 |
Mr Kenneth Armstrong Individual · British · DOB 12/1954 · age 72 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 09/06/2017 |
Mr Christopher Rowley Individual · British · DOB 05/1978 · age 48 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 09/06/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| A. THOMPSON CONSULTING LIMITED→ 04815783 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
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| ANWEN CONSTRUCTION LIMITED→ 06887715 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
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| ARGYLE SQUARE DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED→ 05365292 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
| ARKLE FLOORING LTD→ 12026647 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| ARMIGER JOINERY LIMITED→ 05276017 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
| ARMSTRONG & MORTIMER INTERIORS LIMITED→ 15434184 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ARMSTRONG BUILDING SERVICES LIMITED→ 15433069 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-06-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43390 — Other building completion and finishing
Registered office
Harpers Barn High Stoop
Satley
Tow Law
Bishop Auckland
DL13 4HL
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-08
Last: 2025-08-25
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
ARMSTRONG, Corinne Mier→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2016-06-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ARMSTRONG, Kenneth→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 2016-06-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BURDON, Nicola→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2016-06-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ROWLEY, Christopher→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2016-06-10
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Recent filings (40 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-06-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-14