ARMSTRONG-BROWN LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
10656770 · ltd · incorporated 2017-03-07
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other food services
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. 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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
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 · IFRS| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £110.8k |
| Current assets | — | £147.9k |
| Cash | — | £108.7k |
| Debtors | — | £27.8k |
| Net assets | — | £56.7k |
| Average employees | 3200 | — |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-01-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-01-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-10-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-11-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-11-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-07-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-11➖BROWN, Nicola Jane resigneddirector
- 2023-05-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-02-16📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-02-16📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-02-16📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-12-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-12-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-07📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-08-16➕BROWN, Thomas Edward appointeddirector
- 2022-08-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-04-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-11-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-10➖ARMSTRONG BROWN, Daniel resigneddirector
- 2020-03-10➖BROWN, Thomas Edward resigneddirector
- 2019-09-30➕BROWN, Thomas Edward appointeddirector
- 2019-07-29➕ARMSTRONG BROWN, Daniel appointeddirector
- 2017-03-07🏢Company incorporatedAs ARMSTRONG-BROWN LIMITED
- 2017-03-07➕BROWN, Nicola Jane appointedsecretary
- 2017-03-07➕BROWN, Peter appointeddirector
- 2017-03-07➕BROWN, Nicola Jane appointeddirector
Owner dependency
89/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BROWN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Thomas Edward Brown Individual · British · DOB 01/1998 · age 28 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 21/01/2026 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Thomas Edward Brownceased 21/01/2026· 75-100% shares
- Mrs Nicola Jane Brownceased 16/02/2023· 50-75% shares
- Peter Brownceased 16/02/2023· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-03-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56290 — Other food services
Registered office
The Lord Nelson 9 Main Street
Upper Poppleton
York
YO26 6HS
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-10
Last: 2025-10-27
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
BROWN, Nicola Jane→
Activesecretary · appointed 2017-03-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BROWN, Peter→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2017-03-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BROWN, Thomas Edward→
Activedirector · ~28y · appointed 2022-08-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ARMSTRONG BROWN, Daniel→
Resigneddirector · ~31y · appointed 2019-07-29 · resigned 2020-03-10
BROWN, Nicola Jane→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2017-03-07 · resigned 2023-05-11
BROWN, Thomas Edward→
Resigneddirector · ~28y · appointed 2019-09-30 · resigned 2020-03-10
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Recent filings (39 total)
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-01-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-11-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-05-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-02-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-02-16