CHARLOTTE ARMITAGE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
13184308 · ltd · incorporated 2021-02-08
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Feb 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (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: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
20 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Average employees100100

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • 2 gazette
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • 2 gazette
  • 2 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-29
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2026-04-28
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2026-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-06-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-02-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-01-29
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2025-01-28
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2025-01-22
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2023-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-11-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-02-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2022-02-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2022-02-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2021-02-08
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    Company incorporated
    As CHARLOTTE ARMITAGE LIMITED
  15. 2021-02-08
    ARMITAGE, Charlotte Elizabeth, Dr appointed
    director
  16. 2021-02-08
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

95/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ARMITAGE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 5 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dr Charlotte Elizabeth Armitage
Individual · British · DOB 10/1983 · age 43
sig. influencesignificant influence08/02/2021

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
Incorporated2021-02-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

7 Castle Mills
Waterside
Knaresborough
HG5 8DE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-25
Last: 2026-02-11

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

ARMITAGE, Charlotte Elizabeth, Dr
director · ~43y · appointed 2021-02-08
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Recent filings (20 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-04-29
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-07
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-01-29
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-01-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-15