ARMING LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC415983 · ltd · incorporated 2012-02-02
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 3.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10920
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 47910Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
- 74909Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 3.8y
75/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Charge age ~3.8 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
44 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 200 | 200 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-04-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-31📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-10-31📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2024-08-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-30📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-06-29🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2022-02-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-03-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2018-12-01➕KHAMES, Christy appointeddirector
- 2018-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-08-31➖HASTON, James resigneddirector
- 2012-03-01➕HASTON, James appointeddirector
- 2012-02-02🏢Company incorporatedAs ARMING LIMITED
- 2012-02-02➕KHAMES, Khalid appointedsecretary
- 2012-02-02➕KHAMES, Khalid appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
49/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr. Khalid Khames Individual · British · DOB 01/1987 · age 39 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 01/09/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-02-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC10920 — SIC 10920
Registered office
91 Bankton Park West
Livingston
EH54 9BS
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-11
Last: 2025-10-28
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
Active
KHAMES, Christy→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2018-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KHAMES, Khalid→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2012-02-02
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HASTON, James→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2012-03-01 · resigned 2016-08-31
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 29/06/2022 | — |
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Recent filings (44 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-31
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-13
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-02-25