ARMSTRONG’S SWEET TREATS LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
13378769 · ltd · incorporated 2021-05-06
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 4.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
£38.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Licenced restaurants
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 4.5y
75/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Charge age ~4.5 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £38,120
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£38k
↑ 20% YoY
Current Assets
£34k
↑ 44023% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £269.8k | £263.5k |
| Current assets | £34.4k | £78 |
| Net assets | £38.1k | £31.7k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-02-25➖ARMSTRONG, Helen resignedsecretary
- 2025-02-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-25📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-02-25📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-14📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-12-14📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-12-13🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Cambridge & Counties Bank Limited
- 2021-12-13🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Cambridge & Counties Bank Limited
- 2021-05-06🏢Company incorporatedAs ARMSTRONG’S SWEET TREATS LTD
- 2021-05-06➕ARMSTRONG, Alun appointeddirector
- 2021-05-06➕ARMSTRONG, Luke Thomas appointeddirector
- 2021-05-06➕ARMSTRONG, Matthew James appointeddirector
- 2021-05-06➕ARMSTRONG, Helen appointedsecretary
- 2021-05-06📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +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.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
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
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Alun Armstrong Individual · British · DOB 02/1975 · age 51 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/05/2021 |
Mr Luke Thomas Armstrong Individual · British · DOB 07/1996 · age 30 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/05/2021 |
Mr Matthew James Armstrong Individual · British · DOB 04/1994 · age 32 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/05/2021 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Helen Armstrongceased 25/02/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-05-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants
Registered office
Ladywell House
Hamsterley
Bishop Auckland
Durham
DL13 3PR
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-19
Last: 2026-05-05
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
ARMSTRONG, Alun→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2021-05-06
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ARMSTRONG, Luke Thomas→
Activedirector · ~30y · appointed 2021-05-06
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ARMSTRONG, Matthew James→
Activedirector · ~32y · appointed 2021-05-06
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ARMSTRONG, Helen→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2021-05-06 · resigned 2025-02-25
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Cambridge & Counties Cambridge & Counties Bank Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 13/12/2021 | — | |
| outstanding | Cambridge & Counties Cambridge & Counties Bank Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 13/12/2021 | — |
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Recent filings (15 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-02-25
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-16
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-12-14
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-12-14
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-05-06