DANUM WINDOWS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

02774654 · ltd · incorporated 1992-12-17

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

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Jun 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 25120

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 57). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 32.9y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 32.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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

Lenders & charges

5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)

Directors & officers

7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

103 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-06-30	2024-06-30
Total assets	—	£661.2k
Current assets	—	£1.16M
Cash	—	£710.7k
Debtors	—	£446.1k
Net assets	—	£560.1k
Average employees	36	—

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand

2025-10-10
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accounts · AA
2024-11-07
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accounts · AA
2024-03-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-03
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capital · SH08
2022-01-25
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-01-25
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-01-20
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confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2020-11-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-02-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-11-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-10-29
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2018-07-18
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mortgage · MR04
2018-07-18
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Charge satisfied #4
2017-11-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2015-10-01
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WOODCOCK, Anthony resigned
director
2015-10-01
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WOODCOCK, David Brian resigned
director
2013-06-04
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
2013-02-07
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Charge satisfied #3
2013-02-07
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Charge satisfied #2
2013-02-07
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Charge satisfied #1
2011-12-01
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WOODCOCK, Nicholas Charles appointed
secretary
2011-12-01
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SWALES, Michael resigned
secretary
2011-12-01
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SWALES, Michael resigned
director
2009-06-30
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Ingenious Resources Limited
2008-07-15
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WOODCOCK, Nicholas Charles appointed
director
2008-07-15
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WOODCOCK, Robert Charles appointed
director
1999-02-08
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
1994-01-06
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
1993-08-31
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
1992-12-17
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Company incorporated
As DANUM WINDOWS LIMITED
1992-12-17
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SWALES, Michael appointed
secretary
1992-12-17
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SWALES, Michael appointed
director
1992-12-17
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WOODCOCK, Anthony appointed
director
1992-12-17
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WOODCOCK, David Brian appointed
director

Owner dependency

76/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 34 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Nicholas Charles Woodcock Individual · British · DOB 05/1969 · age 57	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	06/04/2016
Mr Robert Charles Woodcock Individual · British · DOB 06/1971 · age 55	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated1992-12-17

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC25120 — SIC 25120

Registered office

Broomhouse Lane Industrial Estate Broomhouse Lane

Edlington

Doncaster

South Yorkshire

DN12 1ER

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-17

Last: 2025-12-03

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

WOODCOCK, Nicholas Charles→

secretary · appointed 2011-12-01

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Active

WOODCOCK, Nicholas Charles→

director · ~57y · appointed 2008-07-15

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Active

WOODCOCK, Robert Charles→

director · ~55y · appointed 2008-07-15

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Active

SWALES, Michael→

secretary · appointed 1992-12-17 · resigned 2011-12-01

Resigned

SWALES, Michael→

director · ~87y · appointed 1992-12-17 · resigned 2011-12-01

Resigned

WOODCOCK, Anthony→

director · ~87y · appointed 1992-12-17 · resigned 2015-10-01

Resigned

WOODCOCK, David Brian→

director · ~88y · appointed 1992-12-17 · resigned 2015-10-01

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown

		Type	Properties
outstanding	Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)	A registered charge	1 property	04/06/2013	—
satisfied	Ingenious Resources Ingenious Resources Limited	Deed of charge	1 property	30/06/2009	18/07/2018
satisfied	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	Guarantee & debenture	1 property	08/02/1999	07/02/2013
satisfied	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	Legal charge	1 property	06/01/1994	07/02/2013
satisfied	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	Debenture	1 property	31/08/1993	07/02/2013

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