ARMSTRONG RENEWABLES (SCOTLAND) LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
SC555605 · 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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-323.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 39000
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -47% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
28 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 · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £323,807
Cash draining
Cash down 47% YoY
Cash YoY
-47%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£39k
↓ 47% YoY
Net Worth
-£324k
↑ 1.9% YoY
Current Assets
£442k
↓ 6.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£330k-£170k-£10k£150k£311k£471kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£-270.1k£-266.5k
Current assets£441.5k£470.7k
Cash£39.2k£73.6k
Debtors£111.9k£228.5k
Net assets£-323.8k£-330.1k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-06-10
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    second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
    officers · RP04AP01
  6. 2021-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-12-20
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    second-filing-notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · RP04PSC02
  8. 2021-11-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2021-09-14
    ➕
    ARMSTRONG, Barbara Helen appointed
    director
  10. 2021-04-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2021-03-31
    ➖
    ARMSTRONG, Barbara Helen resigned
    director
  12. 2020-12-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2020-12-24
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    WINTER, Brian resigned
    director
  14. 2020-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-03-06
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  16. 2020-02-28
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2020-02-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2019-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  20. 2018-06-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  21. 2018-05-15
    ➕
    ARMSTRONG, Barbara Helen appointed
    director
  22. 2017-01-25
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ARMSTRONG RENEWABLES (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
  23. 2017-01-25
    ➕
    ARMSTRONG, Janet Mary appointed
    director
  24. 2017-01-25
    ➕
    WINTER, Brian appointed
    director

Owner dependency

89/100
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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ARMSTRONG" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Armstrong Group (Scotland) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Armstrong Group (Scotland) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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ARMSTRONG RENEWABLES (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
This company · SC555605

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Armstrong Group (Scotland) Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting26/02/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Agsl Limitedceased 26/02/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

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 SIC39000 — SIC 39000

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: 2027-01-21
Last: 2026-01-07

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

ARMSTRONG, Barbara Helen→
director · ~60y · appointed 2021-09-14
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, Barbara Helen→
director · ~60y · appointed 2018-05-15 · resigned 2021-03-31
Resigned
WINTER, Brian→
director · ~69y · appointed 2017-01-25 · resigned 2020-12-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (28 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-12-20
second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP04AP01
2022-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-12-21
second-filing-notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · RP04PSC02
2021-12-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-11-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-03