ABSOLUTE BLINDS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04188860 · ltd · incorporated 2001-03-28
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 7.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£192.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other building completion and finishing
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed construction with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 7.7y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 7.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (74/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
80 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £192,933

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£111k
Net Worth
£193k
Current Assets
£402k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-31
Total assets£205.4k
Current assets£402.4k
Cash£110.9k
Debtors£181.6k
Net assets£192.9k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-29
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  2. 2025-11-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-08-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-07-31
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    SMITH, Paul Geoffrey resigned
    director
  5. 2024-09-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-12-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-03-25
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  10. 2021-03-25
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2021-03-25
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2020-08-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-02-27
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    WILSON, William Brian resigned
    secretary
  15. 2019-02-27
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  16. 2018-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-12-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2018-08-29
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  19. 2018-08-29
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  20. 2017-11-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2017-02-01
    ➕
    SMITH, Paul Geoffrey appointed
    director
  22. 2016-04-01
    ➕
    GOODE, Nicholas William appointed
    director
  23. 2007-05-30
    ➕
    JOHNSON, Stuart appointed
    director
  24. 2007-05-30
    ➖
    GOODE, Nicholas William resigned
    director
  25. 2005-01-14
    ➖
    GOODE, Andrew Brian resigned
    secretary
  26. 2005-01-14
    ➕
    WILSON, William Brian appointed
    secretary
  27. 2001-03-28
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    Company incorporated
    As ABSOLUTE BLINDS LIMITED
  28. 2001-03-28
    ➕
    GOODE, Andrew Brian appointed
    director
  29. 2001-03-28
    ➕
    GOODE, Andrew Brian appointed
    secretary
  30. 2001-03-28
    ➕
    CDF SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 2001-03-28
    ➖
    CDF SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 2001-03-28
    ➕
    GOODE, Nicholas William appointed
    director
  33. 2001-03-28
    ➕
    CDF FORMATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  34. 2001-03-28
    ➖
    CDF FORMATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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: 2026-04-09

Group structure

Ab Windows Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Ab Windows Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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ABSOLUTE BLINDS LIMITED
This company · 04188860

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ab Windows Group Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares25/03/2021
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Andrew Brian Goodeceased 25/03/2021· significant influence
  • Mr Stuart Johnsonceased 25/03/2021· significant influence

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
Incorporated2001-03-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43390 — Other building completion and finishing

Registered office

25 Brownfields
Welwyn Garden City
AL7 1AN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-09OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-26

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

GOODE, Andrew Brian→
director · ~66y · appointed 2001-03-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GOODE, Nicholas William→
director · ~67y · appointed 2016-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JOHNSON, Stuart→
director · ~56y · appointed 2007-05-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GOODE, Andrew Brian→
secretary · appointed 2001-03-28 · resigned 2005-01-14
Resigned
WILSON, William Brian→
secretary · appointed 2005-01-14 · resigned 2019-02-27
Resigned
CDF SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-03-28 · resigned 2001-03-28
Resigned
GOODE, Nicholas William→
director · ~67y · appointed 2001-03-28 · resigned 2007-05-30
Resigned
SMITH, Paul Geoffrey→
director · ~47y · appointed 2017-02-01 · resigned 2025-07-31
Resigned
CDF FORMATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-03-28 · resigned 2001-03-28
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property29/08/2018—
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Recent filings (80 total)

accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2026-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2021-03-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-03-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-03-25