AARMCO LTD

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13390302 · ltd · incorporated 2021-05-12
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 May 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 24410
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

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. 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 (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
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
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
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
85
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£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • 4 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-02-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2026-02-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2026-02-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-08-09
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2023-11-14
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  7. 2023-10-03
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2023-06-17
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  9. 2023-05-16
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  10. 2023-04-11
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  11. 2021-05-12
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    Company incorporated
    As AARMCO LTD
  12. 2021-05-12
    AYUB, Aamer appointed
    director
  13. 2021-05-12
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Aamer Ayub
Individual · British · DOB 07/1983 · age 43
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control12/05/2021

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
Incorporated2021-05-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC24410 — SIC 24410

Registered office

210-212 King Cross Road
Halifax
West Yorkshire
HX1 3JP
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-17
Last: 2026-05-03

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

AYUB, Aamer
director · ~43y · appointed 2021-05-12
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Recent filings (16 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-09
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-08-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-06
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2023-11-14
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-10-03
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-15
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2023-05-16
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-03