ARMADILLO SUPPLIES LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive

10744319 · ltd · incorporated 2017-04-27

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.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 7.1y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Jan 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Wholesale of clothing and footwear

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 7.1y

85/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 7.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

8 officers (5 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

13 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

41 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-01-31
Average employees	500

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

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand

2026-02-18
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HANCOCK, Stephen Arthur appointed
director
2026-02-18
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MORGAN, Liam Edward appointed
director
2026-02-18
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officers · AP01
2026-02-18
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2025-10-30
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2025-04-10
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accounts · AA01
2025-02-26
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address · AD01
2025-02-20
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2025-02-20
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2024-10-29
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2024-10-29
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2024-10-29
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2024-10-16
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address · AD01
2023-09-11
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2022-08-22
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2021-08-11
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2021-02-09
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2020-01-02
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2019-05-22
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Bibby Financial Services LTD (As Security Trustee)
2019-03-22
➕
HEATH, Shane Brian appointed
secretary
2019-03-22
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BOWLES, Nathan Iestyn resigned
secretary
2019-03-22
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BOWLES, Nathan Iestyn resigned
director
2018-05-21
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HOPE-BELL, Joel Francis resigned
director
2017-04-27
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Company incorporated
As ARMADILLO SUPPLIES LIMITED
2017-04-27
➕
DANIELS, Terence appointed
director
2017-04-27
➕
HEATH, Shane Brian appointed
director
2017-04-27
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BOWLES, Nathan Iestyn appointed
secretary
2017-04-27
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BOWLES, Nathan Iestyn appointed
director
2017-04-27
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HOPE-BELL, Joel Francis appointed
director

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

Red flags

1 low

Multiple registered office changes

low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Shane Brian Heath Individual · British · DOB 10/1967 · age 59	—	—	board controlboard control	19/01/2023
Mr Terence Daniels Individual · British · DOB 01/1968 · age 58	—	—	board controlboard control	19/01/2023

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

Incorporated2017-04-27

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC46420 — Wholesale of clothing and footwear

Registered office

Central House Riverside

Beaufort

Ebbw Vale

NP23 5NT

Wales

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-10-31

Last made up to: 2025-01-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-06

Last: 2026-02-20