ARMSTRONG INFRASTRUCTURE AND PROPERTY FINANCE LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
10238154 · ltd · incorporated 2016-06-17
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£-7.65M
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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: strategic trade sale (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 9.8y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 9.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
50 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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £7,645,448
Cash YoY
-0%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£1k
~ YoY
Net Worth
-£7.6m
↓ 5.5% YoY
Current Assets
£1k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-7.65M | £-7.25M |
| Current assets | £1.1k | £1.1k |
| Cash | £1.1k | £1.1k |
| Net assets | £-7.65M | £-7.25M |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
8
filings
- • 5 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-01-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-01-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-01-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-01-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-01-08📄second-filing-notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · RP04PSC01
- 2025-12-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-10-04📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-10-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-02📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-11-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-11-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-05-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-10-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-10-17➖CHAMBERLAYNE, Robin Francis resigneddirector
- 2022-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-09-06➖MAHON, Stephen William, Dr resigneddirector
- 2021-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-10➖YAZDABADI, Alan resignedsecretary
- 2018-08-10➖YAZDABADI, Alan resigneddirector
- 2016-07-22🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Loan Note Debentures Limited
- 2016-06-17🏢Company incorporatedAs ARMSTRONG INFRASTRUCTURE AND PROPERTY FINANCE LIMITED
- 2016-06-17➕NEWMAN, Andrew Jonathan Charles appointeddirector
- 2016-06-17➕YAZDABADI, Alan appointedsecretary
- 2016-06-17➕CHAMBERLAYNE, Robin Francis appointeddirector
- 2016-06-17➕MAHON, Stephen William, Dr appointeddirector
- 2016-06-17➕YAZDABADI, Alan 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Steve Mahon Individual · British · DOB 09/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/06/2017 |
Mr Robin Francis Chamberlayne Individual · British · DOB 12/1966 · age 60 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/06/2017 |
Mr Andrew Jonathan Charles Newman Individual · British · DOB 12/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/06/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AH JAMES FINANCIAL LIMITED→ 11143444 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| AJ CRUZ BUCK LIMITED→ 14956893 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ALVEA→ 12669023 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
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| AMJOSA LIMITED→ 10050776 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| AMJOSA PARTNERSHIP (GP) LIMITED→ 10043753 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-06-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Registered office
C/O External Services Limited, 20 Central Avenue
St Andrews Business Park
Norwich
NR7 0HR
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-17
Last: 2025-06-03
Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)
NEWMAN, Andrew Jonathan Charles→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2016-06-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
YAZDABADI, Alan→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2016-06-17 · resigned 2018-08-10
CHAMBERLAYNE, Robin Francis→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2016-06-17 · resigned 2022-10-17
MAHON, Stephen William, Dr→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2016-06-17 · resigned 2021-09-06
YAZDABADI, Alan→
Resigneddirector · ~46y · appointed 2016-06-17 · resigned 2018-08-10
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Loan Note Debentures Loan Note Debentures Limited | A registered charge | — | 22/07/2016 | — |
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Recent filings (50 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-16
second-filing-notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · RP04PSC01
2026-01-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-15
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-10-02
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-03