BURROW & RUTTER-ARMSTRONG ENGINEERING LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
12353425 · ltd · incorporated 2019-12-09
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£172.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46610
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -98% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
22 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £172,619
Very low cash
Cash position: £78
Cash draining
Cash down 98% YoY
Cash YoY
-98%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£78
↓ 98% YoY
Net Worth
£173k
↑ 41% YoY
Current Assets
£1.1m
↓ 14% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £456.9k | £225.1k |
| Current assets | £1.11M | £1.30M |
| Cash | £78 | £3.2k |
| Debtors | £78.7k | £51.3k |
| Net assets | £172.6k | £122.7k |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-27📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2023-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-03-01📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-02-28📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-02-27📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-02-27📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-12-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-02-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-01-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-12-09🏢Company incorporatedAs BURROW & RUTTER-ARMSTRONG ENGINEERING LTD
- 2019-12-09➕ARMSTRONG, Jordan Rutter appointeddirector
- 2019-12-09➕BURROW, Daniel Charles appointeddirector
- 2019-12-09📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
78/100
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.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ARMSTRONG" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +No director turnover: Company is 7 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jordan Rutter Armstrong Individual · British · DOB 07/1990 · age 36 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 09/12/2019 |
Daniel Charles Burrow Individual · British · DOB 03/1997 · age 29 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 09/12/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-12-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46610 — SIC 46610
Registered office
Langwathby Hall
Langwathby
Penrith
Cumrbia
CA10 1LW
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-13
Last: 2025-10-30
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
ARMSTRONG, Jordan Rutter→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2019-12-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BURROW, Daniel Charles→
Activedirector · ~29y · appointed 2019-12-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (22 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-25
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2023-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-01
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-03-01
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-02-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-22