ALMOND WINDOWS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04652957 · ltd · incorporated 2003-01-30

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

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year to Jan 2026

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other construction installation

Sector: Construction

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Investor take

Pursue

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

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

66 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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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	2026-01-31	2025-01-31
Average employees	300	300

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand

2026-04-15
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2024-04-30
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2023-06-01
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2022-10-18
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2021-09-23
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2020-09-17
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2019-06-28
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2018-05-09
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2017-03-29
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2016-06-15
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2016-02-01
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2015-02-02
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2014-04-10
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2003-01-30
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Company incorporated
As ALMOND WINDOWS LIMITED
2003-01-30
➕
ALMOND, Caroline Joyce appointed
secretary
2003-01-30
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ALMOND, Caroline Joyce appointed
director
2003-01-30
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ALMOND, Darren appointed
director
2003-01-30
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OCS CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-01-30
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OCS CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-01-30
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OCS DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2003-01-30
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OCS DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

91/100

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

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ALMOND" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100

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.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Caroline Joyce Almond Individual · British · DOB 07/1970 · age 56	50–75%	50–75%	50-75% shares · 50-75% voting	06/04/2016
Mr Darren Almond Individual · British · DOB 01/1970 · age 56	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	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

Incorporated2003-01-30

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC43290 — Other construction installation

Registered office

12 Lambton Court

Peterlee

County Durham

SR8 1NG

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-10-31

Last made up to: 2026-01-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-13

Last: 2026-01-30

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

ALMOND, Caroline Joyce→

secretary · appointed 2003-01-30

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Active

ALMOND, Caroline Joyce→

director · ~56y · appointed 2003-01-30

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Active

ALMOND, Darren→

director · ~56y · appointed 2003-01-30

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Active

OCS CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-01-30 · resigned 2003-01-30

Resigned

OCS DIRECTORS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-01-30 · resigned 2003-01-30

Resigned

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