AIRSOFT ARMOURY UK LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
15323677 · ltd · incorporated 2023-12-03
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
—
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£-3.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47640
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 93290Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
- 96090Other service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (72/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
13 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
60
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 · FRS 102Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £3,638
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£3k
Net Worth
-£4k
Current Assets
£18k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £-3.6k |
| Current assets | £18.2k |
| Cash | £2.6k |
| Debtors | £709 |
| Net assets | £-3.6k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-14➖LAWRENCE, Brogan Tyler resigneddirector
- 2025-09-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-08-16📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-06-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-06-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-05-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-07-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-07-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-07-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-07-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-12-03🏢Company incorporatedAs AIRSOFT ARMOURY UK LTD
- 2023-12-03➕FOX, Matthew Lewis appointeddirector
- 2023-12-03➕VINE, Jamie Lee appointeddirector
- 2023-12-03➕LAWRENCE, Brogan Tyler appointeddirector
- 2023-12-03📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
63/100
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.
- +Young company: Only 2.5 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Matthew Lewis Fox Individual · British · DOB 08/1991 · age 35 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 03/12/2023 |
Mr Jamie Lee Vine Individual · British · DOB 06/1989 · age 37 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 03/12/2023 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Brogan Tyler Lawrenceceased 01/08/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
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
Incorporated2023-12-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47640 — SIC 47640
Registered office
20-22 Venture West Greenham Business Park
Newbury
RG19 6HX
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-16
Last: 2025-12-02
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
FOX, Matthew Lewis→
Activedirector · ~35y · appointed 2023-12-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
VINE, Jamie Lee→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2023-12-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LAWRENCE, Brogan Tyler→
Resigneddirector · ~34y · appointed 2023-12-03 · resigned 2025-09-14
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Recent filings (13 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-08-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-10
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-12-03