ALPINE WINDOW SYSTEMS LTD.
💤Zombieactive
03538493 · ltd · incorporated 1998-04-01
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Glazing
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 5.1y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 5.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
86 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 1100 | 1100 |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-12-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2024-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-07➕TEARE, Sharon appointedsecretary
- 2023-03-07📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2022-11-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2021-11-04📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-11-04📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-07-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-07-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-05-25📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-05-20🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
- 2021-01-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-20📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2020-06-01➖TREMEWAN, Richard resignedsecretary
- 2020-06-01➖TREMEWAN, Richard resigneddirector
- 1998-04-01🏢Company incorporatedAs ALPINE WINDOW SYSTEMS LTD.
- 1998-04-01➕SANSBURY TEARE, Colin appointeddirector
- 1998-04-01➕TREMEWAN, Richard appointedsecretary
- 1998-04-01➕SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1998-04-01➖SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1998-04-01➕TREMEWAN, Richard appointeddirector
Owner dependency
93/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
85/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Teare Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Teare Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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ALPINE WINDOW SYSTEMS LTD.
This company · 03538493
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Teare Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 21/10/2021 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Sharon Teareceased 21/10/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Colin Sansbury Teareceased 21/10/2021· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting
- Mr Richard Tremewanceased 20/08/2020· 25-50% shares
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
Incorporated1998-04-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43342 — Glazing
Registered office
Unit 7 Furnace Industrial Estate
Shildon
DL4 1QB
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-20
Last: 2026-07-06
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
Active
SANSBURY TEARE, Colin→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 1998-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
TREMEWAN, Richard→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1998-04-01 · resigned 2020-06-01
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-04-01 · resigned 1998-04-01
TREMEWAN, Richard→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 1998-04-01 · resigned 2020-06-01
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Security Trustee Limited | A registered charge | — | 20/05/2021 | — |
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Recent filings (86 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-10
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-12-13