ARMSTRONG GROUP OF COMPANIES LIMITED
Opportunity 71/100 (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: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2.53M | — |
| Current assets | £1.52M | — |
| Cash | £1.21M | — |
| Debtors | £311.6k | — |
| Net assets | £2.53M | — |
| Average employees | — | 200 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-07-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-03-08📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-03-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-10-08📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-10-08📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-10-08📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2020-10-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-09-15➕ARMSTRONG, Matthew appointeddirector
- 2020-09-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-09-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-09-15📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-09-15📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2020-08-27🏢Company incorporatedAs ARMSTRONG GROUP OF COMPANIES LIMITED
- 2020-08-27➕ARMSTRONG, Justin David appointeddirector
- 2020-08-27📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Justin David Armstrong Individual · British · DOB 02/1972 · age 54 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 15/09/2020 |
Mr Matthew Armstrong Individual · British · DOB 04/1999 · age 27 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 27/08/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
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