1ST GLASS DOUBLE GLAZING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04858369 · ltd · incorporated 2003-08-06
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Glazing
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
69 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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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£0£2k£4k£7k£9k£11kAug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Total assets—£11.9k
Current assets—£10.8k
Cash—£8.8k
Net assets—£172
Average employees300—

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 3 officers
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2026-01-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2026-01-03
    ➕
    POWELL, Gemma Louise appointed
    director
  4. 2026-01-03
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-12-25
    ➕
    FIELD, David Richard appointed
    director
  6. 2025-12-25
    ➖
    FIELD, David Richard resigned
    director
  7. 2025-12-22
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2025-05-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2025-04-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2025-04-02
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2024-02-25
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2024-02-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2023-01-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-05-05
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2022-05-05
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2022-05-01
    ➕
    FIELD, David Richard appointed
    director
  17. 2022-01-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-09-23
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2021-09-23
    📄
    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  20. 2021-09-23
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  21. 2021-01-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2020-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2003-08-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 1ST GLASS DOUBLE GLAZING LIMITED
  24. 2003-08-06
    ➕
    FIELD, Judith Rena appointed
    secretary
  25. 2003-08-06
    ➕
    FIELD, Steven John appointed
    director
  26. 2003-08-06
    ➕
    SEVERNSIDE SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2003-08-06
    ➖
    SEVERNSIDE SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2003-08-06
    ➕
    SEVERNSIDE NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 2003-08-06
    ➖
    SEVERNSIDE NOMINEES 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 23 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

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — FIELD, David Richard (same surname) appointed 2025-12-25. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Steven John Field
Individual · British · DOB 11/1960 · age 66
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest06/04/2016
Mr David Richard Field
Individual · British · DOB 04/1988 · age 38
——sig. influencesignificant influence01/05/2022

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
Incorporated2003-08-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43342 — Glazing

Registered office

Willow Dean
Trelleck
Monmouth
NP25 4PE
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-07
Last: 2025-09-23

Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)

FIELD, Judith Rena→
secretary · appointed 2003-08-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FIELD, David Richard→
director · ~38y · appointed 2025-12-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FIELD, Steven John→
director · ~67y · appointed 2003-08-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
POWELL, Gemma Louise→
director · ~41y · appointed 2026-01-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SEVERNSIDE SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-08-06 · resigned 2003-08-06
Resigned
FIELD, David Richard→
director · ~38y · appointed 2022-05-01 · resigned 2025-12-25
Resigned
SEVERNSIDE NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-08-06 · resigned 2003-08-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (69 total)

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-05-05