ARMSTRONG TRUCKS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC302512 · ltd · incorporated 2006-05-17
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 19.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 19.2y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 19.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (59/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (5 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
78 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
11
filings
- • 6 officers
- • 3 other
- • 2 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-12📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2026-01-12📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2026-01-08📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2026-01-08📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2025-12-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-12-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-12-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-12-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-12-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-12-18📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2025-08-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-08-14➕SMITH-ARMSTRONG, Ben Michael appointeddirector
- 2025-04-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-08📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2025-04-08📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2025-04-08📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2024-05-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-01-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-09📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2024-01-09📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2024-01-09📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2022-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2012-08-24➖ARMSTRONG, William Burnett resigneddirector
- 2007-06-12🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD
- 2007-02-14🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2006-05-17🏢Company incorporatedAs ARMSTRONG TRUCKS LIMITED
- 2006-05-17➕WINTER, Debbie Lisa appointedsecretary
- 2006-05-17➕ARMSTRONG, Derek George appointeddirector
- 2006-05-17➕ARMSTRONG, Geoffrey William appointeddirector
- 2006-05-17➕WHYBERD, Jennifer Mary appointeddirector
- 2006-05-17➕BISHOPS SOLICITORS LLP appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2006-05-17➖BISHOPS SOLICITORS LLP resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2006-05-17➕ARMSTRONG, William Burnett appointeddirector
- 2006-05-17➕MITRESHELF DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2006-05-17➖MITRESHELF DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
88/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ARMSTRONG" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
73/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Wm Armstrong (Longtown) Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Wm Armstrong (Longtown) Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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ARMSTRONG TRUCKS LIMITED
This company · SC302512
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Wm Armstrong (Longtown) Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 17/05/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-05-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200
Registered office
51 Rae Street
Dumfries
DG1 1JD
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last: 2025-05-17
Officers (5 active · 3 resigned)
WINTER, Debbie Lisa→
Activesecretary · appointed 2006-05-17
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ARMSTRONG, Derek George→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2006-05-17
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ARMSTRONG, Geoffrey William→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2006-05-17
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SMITH-ARMSTRONG, Ben Michael→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2025-08-14
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WHYBERD, Jennifer Mary→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2006-05-17
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BISHOPS SOLICITORS LLP→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2006-05-17 · resigned 2006-05-17
ARMSTRONG, William Burnett→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2006-05-17 · resigned 2012-08-24
MITRESHELF DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2006-05-17 · resigned 2006-05-17
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD | Floating charge | 1 property | 12/06/2007 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Floating charge | 1 property | 14/02/2007 | — |
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Recent filings (78 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2026-01-12
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2026-01-12
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2026-01-12
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2026-01-08
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2026-01-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-18
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-12-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2025-04-08
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-04-08