ARMATIRE LIMITED
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Cash
£1.4m
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
-£94m
Equity attributable
Employees
237
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£23m
Period ending 2023-03-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
While the directors remain confident that a satisfactory outcome will be achieved, they recognise that the successful conclusion of these discussions is not wholly within the Group's control and therefore represents a material uncertainty that may cast significant doubt on the Group's ability to continue as a going concern.
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Audit opinion: Qualified
Latest auditor's report carried a non-clean opinion.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
1-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
1-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £33,235,076 | — | |
| Operating profit | -£3,443,580 | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£22,667,144 | — | |
| Net profit | -£21,317,289 | — | |
| Cash | £1,390,212 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£49,661,504 | — | |
| Net assets | -£93,539,133 | — | |
| Equity | -£93,539,133 | — | |
| Average employees | 237 | — | |
| Wages | £7,559,122 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing's period length differs materially from the prior year. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -10.4% | |
| Net margin | -64.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 147.0% | |
| Current ratio | 0.29x | |
| Interest cover | -0.34x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Mercer & Hole LLP
- Audit opinion
- Qualified
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“While the directors remain confident that a satisfactory outcome will be achieved, they recognise that the successful conclusion of these discussions is not wholly within the Group's control and therefore represents a material uncertainty that may cast significant doubt on the Group's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- ARMATIRE LIMITED · parent
- Cadogan Holdings Limited 100%
- SQIB Limited 75%
- VS 109 Limited 100%
- VS 203 Limited 100%
- VS 403 Limited 100%
- VS 602 Limited 100%
- Zenith Property Holdings Limited 100%
- Zenith Longford Investments Limited 100%
- Bewl Events & Waterpark Limited 75%
- Bishops UK Limited 75%
- Connect Centre Limited 75%
- Integra Property Management Limited 75%
- Jeensbannet Investments Limited 100%
- The Air Charter Club Limited 75%
- Salomons UK Limited 75%
- 55 VS No 1 Limited 75%
- Zenith Aircraft Limited 75%
- 55 VS No 2 Limited 75%
- 55 VS HL N1 Limited 75%
- 55 VS HL N2 Limited 75%
- 55 VS UL N1 Limited 75%
- 55 VS UL N2 Limited 75%
- E.J.Markham & Son Limited 75%
- One Media and Creative UK Limited 75%
- Lustrum Investments Limited 75%
- Presence & co. Estate Agents Limited 75%
- Zenith Strutton Ground Property Limited 75%
- Zenith Strutton Ground Holdings Limited 75%
Significant events
- “As part of its ongoing restructuring activities, the Group completed the disposal of Zenith Aviation Limited in March 2025, to a third party.”
- “A group subsidiary, Connect Centre Limited, sold its sole property on 2 September 2024 for consideration of £2.8m resulting in a loss on disposal of £112,898. As a result, the company has plans to cease trading and the directors have resolved that they do not consider the company to be a going concern.”
- “A wholly owned subsidiary, SQIB Limited, entered administratior on 7th November 2024, exiting administration on 23rd December 2024, with control being handed back to the directors.”
- “In April 2024, management decided to cease trading in One Media Creative UK Limited.”
- “In July 2025, Zenith Aircraft Limited sold its one remaining aircraft. In March 2026, management made the decision to cease trading within The Air Charter Club Limited, and close down the brokerage with immediate effect.”
- “Zenith Aircraft Limited - The subsidiary sold an aircraft after the year end, on 1 July 2025 for consideration of $6.5 million. Following this the entity has ceased to trade.”
- “The Air Charter Club Limited ceased to trade in April 2026. Accordingly, its subsequent financial statements have been prepared on a basis other than going concern.”
- “Bishops UK Limited - The subsidiary sold Hangar 528 on 20 May 2025 for proceeds of £800,000.”
- “SQIB Limited - Subsequent to the year end, SQIB Limited completed a further renegotiation of its lending arrangements. In June 2025, amended loan terms were agreed with the lender.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 1 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEEKS, Rosslyn-Ann | Secretary | 2022-12-05 | — | — |
| BRITTAIN, Michael Richard | Director | 2022-09-29 | Jan 1975 | British |
| SPENCER, Kevin Ronald | Director | 2016-01-07 | Jul 1965 | British |
Show 1 resigned officer
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAYNE, Christopher James | Secretary | 2016-02-10 | 2022-12-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Kevin Ronald Spencer | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2017-06-25 | Ceased |
| Mrs Amanda Jane Spencer | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2017-06-25 | Active |
| Mr Kevin Ronald Spencer | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 46 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-07-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-04-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-07-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-28 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2024-08-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-07-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-08 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-03-21 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2023-11-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-11-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-11-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-10-26 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-07-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-03-30 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2023-01-18 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-01-18 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-12-06 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-12-06 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.