ACA WINDOWS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

05702784 · ltd · incorporated 2006-02-08

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

—

year to Apr 2025

Net worth

£369

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 22290

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

77 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £369

Net assets shrinking

Down £56 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£369

↓ 13% YoY

Current Assets

£77k

↑ 5.8% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-04-30	2024-04-30
Total assets	£7.9k	£17.9k
Current assets	£76.6k	£72.4k
Net assets	£369	£425

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

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

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand

2026-02-24
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-24
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-28
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second-filing-notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · RP04PSC01
2024-01-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-28
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second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP04AP01
2023-11-28
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second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP04AP01
2023-11-02
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capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2023-11-02
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-11-02
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-11-02
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-11-02
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-11-02
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capital · SH10
2023-11-02
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-11-02
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-11-02
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-11-02
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capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2023-10-20
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-10-20
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-20
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2022-03-14
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SHAW, Michael appointed
director
2021-07-06
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GRAYSON, Alan resigned
director
2021-07-05
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COOPER, Ashley John appointed
director
2021-07-05
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GRAYSON, Kay Beverley appointed
director
2006-02-08
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Company incorporated
As ACA WINDOWS LIMITED
2006-02-08
➕
GRAYSON, Kay appointed
secretary
2006-02-08
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TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2006-02-08
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TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2006-02-08
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GRAYSON, Alan appointed
director
2006-02-08
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COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2006-02-08
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COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

58/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

3 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Michael Shaw Individual · British · DOB 02/1978 · age 48	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	15/06/2022
Mr Ashley Cooper Individual · British · DOB 03/1986 · age 40	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	15/01/2022
Kay Beverley Grayson Individual · British · DOB 06/1964 · age 62	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	15/01/2022

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Alan Graysonceased 01/02/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

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

Incorporated2006-02-08

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC22290 — SIC 22290

Registered office

7 The Old Dairy

Broadfield Road

Sheffield

S8 0XQ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-15

Last: 2026-02-01

Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)

GRAYSON, Kay→

secretary · appointed 2006-02-08

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

COOPER, Ashley John→

director · ~40y · appointed 2021-07-05

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Active

GRAYSON, Kay Beverley→

director · ~62y · appointed 2021-07-05

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Active

SHAW, Michael→

director · ~48y · appointed 2022-03-14

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Active

TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-02-08 · resigned 2006-02-08

Resigned

GRAYSON, Alan→

director · ~69y · appointed 2006-02-08 · resigned 2021-07-06

Resigned

COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-02-08 · resigned 2006-02-08

Resigned

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Recent filings (77 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2026-02-24

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2026-02-24

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-02-09

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2026-01-27

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-02-06

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-01-17

second-filing-notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · RP04PSC01

2024-02-28

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-02-13

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-01-29

second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name

officers · RP04AP01

2023-11-28

second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name

officers · RP04AP01

2023-11-28

capital-name-of-class-of-shares

capital · SH08

2023-11-02

resolution

resolution · RESOLUTIONS

2023-11-02

capital-allotment-shares

capital · SH01

2023-11-02

resolution

resolution · RESOLUTIONS

2023-11-02