ARMSTRONG GROUP (SCOTLAND) LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
SC555545 · ltd · incorporated 2017-01-25
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

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£1.08M
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: dormant / non-trading with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (74/100)

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
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
26 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
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,079,587

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£2k
Net Worth
£1.1m
Current Assets
£1.1m
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-31
Total assets£1.08M
Current assets£1.09M
Cash£2.3k
Debtors£1.08M
Net assets£1.08M

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 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
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 (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-12-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2021-12-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2021-04-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-12-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2020-12-24
    ➖
    WINTER, Brian resigned
    director
  11. 2020-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-02-08
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  13. 2019-02-08
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  14. 2018-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-05-31
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  16. 2018-05-31
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  17. 2018-05-31
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  18. 2017-01-25
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ARMSTRONG GROUP (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
  19. 2017-01-25
    ➕
    ARMSTRONG, Barbara Helen appointed
    director
  20. 2017-01-25
    ➕
    ARMSTRONG, Janet Mary appointed
    director
  21. 2017-01-25
    ➕
    ARMSTRONG, John Johnston appointed
    director
  22. 2017-01-25
    ➕
    ARMSTRONG, John Andrew appointed
    director
  23. 2017-01-25
    ➕
    WINTER, Brian appointed
    director

Owner dependency

78/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.

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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Barbara Helen Armstrong
Individual · British · DOB 01/1966 · age 60
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting25/01/2017
Ms Janet Mary Armstrong
Individual · British · DOB 12/1966 · age 60
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting25/01/2017
Mr John Johnston Armstrong
Individual · British · DOB 01/1970 · age 56
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting25/01/2017

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
Incorporated2017-01-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

Unit 2 Downs Way Industrial Estate
Heathhall
Dumfries
DG1 3RS
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-19
Last: 2026-01-05

Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)

ARMSTRONG, Barbara Helen→
director · ~60y · appointed 2017-01-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ARMSTRONG, Janet Mary→
director · ~60y · appointed 2017-01-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ARMSTRONG, John Johnston→
director · ~56y · appointed 2017-01-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ARMSTRONG, John Andrew→
director · ~82y · appointed 2017-01-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WINTER, Brian→
director · ~69y · appointed 2017-01-25 · resigned 2020-12-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (26 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2021-12-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-12-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2021-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-12-30