ARMSTRONG SISTERS LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
10493870 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2016-11-23
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Unlicenced restaurants and cafes
Sector: Accommodation & food service
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 90010Performing arts
- 90030Artistic creation
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (71/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 3 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
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
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 | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
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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
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-23🏢Company incorporatedAs ARMSTRONG SISTERS LTD
- 2016-11-23➕BOND, Paula Lorraine appointeddirector
- 2016-11-23➕REVILL, Karen Ann appointeddirector
- 2016-11-23📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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| A TASTE - OF JAMROCK LTD→ 16037358 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ANCHOR THAI LTD→ 14189415 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ANDREW AND JO PEARSON TRADING AS DRAYMAN'S SON LTD→ 09620687 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| ANTHONY W CURTIS LTD→ 15955181 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| APANDIM UK LTD→ 16490191 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AR1 CATERING LTD→ 16024755 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ARAS GRILL LTD→ 17002847 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ARBORETUM CAFE LTD→ 06606663 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| ARC PUBS LTD→ 14228672 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ARGYLE INNOVATION LIMITED→ 15475332 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ARLEY HILL VENTURES LIMITED→ 13723213 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| AROMA CAFE SOHAM LIMITED→ 14560011 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2016-11-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56102 — Unlicenced restaurants and cafes
Registered office
3 Kides Crescent
Longstanton
Cambridgeshire
CB24 3ES
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-06
Last: 2025-11-22
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
BOND, Paula Lorraine→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2016-11-23
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REVILL, Karen Ann→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2016-11-23
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Recent filings (18 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-11-22