ARMSTRONG & DENTON LLP

💤Zombieactive
OC360951 · llp · incorporated 2011-01-17
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
£567.3k
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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

Company profile
address, no SIC, incorporation date
80
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
80
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
—
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£36k£71k£107k£143k£178kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Turnover£567.3k—
Gross profit£210.0k—
Operating profit£92.6k—
Total assets—£203.2k
Current assets—£178.2k
Cash—£100.9k
Debtors—£66.3k
Average employees200—

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-21
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  2. 2025-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-01-17
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  4. 2024-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-01-22
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  6. 2023-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-01-18
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  8. 2022-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-01-17
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  10. 2021-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-02-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-01-21
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  13. 2020-01-22
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  14. 2019-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-01-22
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  16. 2018-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-01-17
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  18. 2017-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-01-31
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  20. 2016-07-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  21. 2016-02-16
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    annual-return-limited-liability-partnership-with-made-up-date
    annual-return · LLAR01
  22. 2016-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  23. 2015-01-17
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    annual-return-limited-liability-partnership-with-made-up-date
    annual-return · LLAR01
  24. 2014-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  25. 2014-01-17
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    annual-return-limited-liability-partnership-with-made-up-date
    annual-return · LLAR01
  26. 2013-04-01
    ➖
    PAID CORPORATE MEMBER LIMITED resigned
    corporate-llp-member
  27. 2011-01-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ARMSTRONG & DENTON LLP
  28. 2011-01-17
    ➕
    ARMSTRONG, Ian appointed
    llp-designated-member
  29. 2011-01-17
    ➕
    DENTON, Paul Anthony appointed
    llp-designated-member
  30. 2011-01-17
    ➕
    PAID CORPORATE MEMBER LIMITED appointed
    corporate-llp-member

Owner dependency

50/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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 Ian Armstrong
Individual · British · DOB 10/1968 · age 58
——control reported06/04/2016
Mr Paul Anthony Denton
Individual · British · DOB 05/1973 · age 53
——control reported06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typellp
Incorporated2011-01-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC—

Registered office

Unit 1 Hillcrest Avenue
London Road
Carlisle
Cumbria
CA1 2QJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last: 2026-01-17

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

ARMSTRONG, Ian→
llp-designated-member · ~58y · appointed 2011-01-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DENTON, Paul Anthony→
llp-designated-member · ~53y · appointed 2011-01-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PAID CORPORATE MEMBER LIMITED→
corporate-llp-member · appointed 2011-01-17 · resigned 2013-04-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (34 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2026-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2021-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2020-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2019-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2019-01-22