COWEN WINDOWS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02259352 · ltd · incorporated 1988-05-17
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£359.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed manufacturing with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 7 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
109 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review 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 £359,002
Cash YoY
+197%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£207k
↑ 197% YoY
Net Worth
£359k
↑ 42% YoY
Current Assets
£519k
↑ 56% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£104k£208k£312k£415k£519kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28
Total assets£395.9k£285.9k
Current assets£519.3k£333.3k
Cash£207.0k£69.8k
Debtors£221.7k£195.6k
Net assets£359.0k£253.7k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-11
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  3. 2024-05-20
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  4. 2024-05-20
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  5. 2024-03-02
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  6. 2024-03-02
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  7. 2024-03-02
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  8. 2024-03-02
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  9. 2024-03-02
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  10. 2024-03-02
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  11. 2024-03-01
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    KIPLING, Catherine appointed
    director
  12. 2024-03-01
    ➕
    STEWART, Colin appointed
    director
  13. 2024-03-01
    ➕
    TOLHURST, Andrew Stewart appointed
    director
  14. 2024-03-01
    ➖
    COWEN, William Allan resigned
    secretary
  15. 2024-03-01
    ➖
    COWEN, Christina resigned
    director
  16. 2024-03-01
    ➖
    COWEN, William Allan resigned
    director
  17. 2023-11-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2022-12-02
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  19. 2021-08-03
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  20. 2020-08-13
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  21. 2019-06-05
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  22. 2018-06-18
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    accounts · AA
  23. 1995-11-24
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    COWEN, Christina appointed
    director
  24. 1994-12-06
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    COWEN, Allan Tennison resigned
    director
  25. 1991-05-01
    ➕
    KIPLING, Trevor Anthony appointed
    director
  26. 1988-05-17
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    Company incorporated
    As COWEN WINDOWS LIMITED

Owner dependency

73/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 35 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 35 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-06-03

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Trevor Anthony Kipling
Individual · British · DOB 11/1962 · age 64
——board controlboard control01/03/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr William Allan Cowenceased 01/03/2024· 50-75% shares · 50-75% 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
Incorporated1988-05-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Registered office

Unit 8 Whitby Business Park
Enterprise Way
Whitby
North Yorkshire
YO22 4NH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-03OVERDUE
Last: 2025-05-20

Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)

KIPLING, Catherine→
director · ~63y · appointed 2024-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KIPLING, Trevor Anthony→
director · ~64y · appointed 1991-05-01
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Active
STEWART, Colin→
director · ~57y · appointed 2024-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TOLHURST, Andrew Stewart→
director · ~66y · appointed 2024-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COWEN, William Allan→
secretary · resigned 2024-03-01
Resigned
COWEN, Allan Tennison→
director · ~94y · resigned 1994-12-06
Resigned
COWEN, Christina→
director · ~92y · appointed 1995-11-24 · resigned 2024-03-01
Resigned
COWEN, William Allan→
director · ~67y · resigned 2024-03-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (109 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-08-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-05-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-02
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-03-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-02
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officers · AP01
2024-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-14