ADS WINDOW FILMS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04565538 · ltd · incorporated 2002-10-17
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
£-67.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -37% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 21.6y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 21.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
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
75
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
80 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £67,644
Cash YoY
-37%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£32k
↓ 37% YoY
Net Worth
-£68k
↓ 5.9% YoY
Current Assets
£107k
↓ 25% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £108.7k | £33.2k |
| Current assets | £106.7k | £142.5k |
| Cash | £32.4k | £51.7k |
| Debtors | £54.4k | £49.7k |
| Net assets | £-67.6k | £-63.9k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-06📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-11-06📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-07-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-07-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-10-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-08-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2017-12-01➕CHAPMAN, Mark appointeddirector
- 2017-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-07-18➖CHAPMAN, Mark resigneddirector
- 2015-03-02🔒Charge registered #3Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2013-11-05➖WINSTON, Scott Martin resignedsecretary
- 2013-11-05➖WINSTON, Scott Martin resigneddirector
- 2011-01-01➕CHAPMAN, Mark appointeddirector
- 2006-12-31➖MILDON, John resigneddirector
- 2004-11-30🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2004-10-13🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2004-09-29➕MILDON, John appointeddirector
- 2004-09-29➕WINSTON, Scott Martin appointeddirector
- 2002-10-17🏢Company incorporatedAs ADS WINDOW FILMS LIMITED
- 2002-10-17➕CHAPMAN, Gary appointeddirector
- 2002-10-17➕WINSTON, Scott Martin appointedsecretary
Owner dependency
91/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
86/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Kay Elaine Susan Chapman Individual · British · DOB 11/1958 · age 68 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 17/10/2020 |
Mr Gary Chapman Individual · British · DOB 10/1957 · age 69 | 25–50% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Scott Martin Winston Individual · British · DOB 08/1966 · age 60 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-10-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
8 Stonehouse Street
Stonehouse
Plymouth
Devon
PL1 3PN
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last: 2025-10-17
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
CHAPMAN, Gary→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2002-10-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CHAPMAN, Mark→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2017-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WINSTON, Scott Martin→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-10-17 · resigned 2013-11-05
CHAPMAN, Mark→
Resigneddirector · ~40y · appointed 2011-01-01 · resigned 2016-07-18
MILDON, John→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2004-09-29 · resigned 2006-12-31
WINSTON, Scott Martin→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2004-09-29 · resigned 2013-11-05
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 02/03/2015 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 30/11/2004 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Debenture deed | 1 property | 13/10/2004 | — |
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Recent filings (80 total)
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-11-06
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-10-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-24