ARMAGH AUTO SALES LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
NI665399 · ltd · incorporated 2019-10-28
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£34.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 1 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £34,648

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£8k
Net Worth
£35k
Current Assets
£238k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-31
Total assets£69.6k
Current assets£237.7k
Cash£8.0k
Net assets£34.6k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 2 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-22
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2025-02-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-12-30
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2023-12-23
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  6. 2023-12-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-03-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-12-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-10-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-07-24
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2020-12-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2019-10-28
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ARMAGH AUTO SALES LIMITED
  13. 2019-10-28
    ➕
    ONEILL, James appointed
    director
  14. 2019-10-28
    ➕
    ONEILL, Shane appointed
    director
  15. 2019-10-28
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

86/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr James Oneill
Individual · Irish · DOB 12/1960 · age 66
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control28/10/2019
Mr Shane Oneill
Individual · Irish · DOB 01/1987 · age 39
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control28/10/2019

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
Incorporated2019-10-28
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112

Registered office

57 Lisanally Lane
Unit 1
Armagh
BT61 7HF
Northern Ireland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-24
Last: 2025-10-10

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

ONEILL, James→
director · ~66y · appointed 2019-10-28
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Active
ONEILL, Shane→
director · ~39y · appointed 2019-10-28
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Active

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Recent filings (18 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-02-22
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-25
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-23
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-07-24