A CLASS WINDOWS LTD
🌳Matureactive
06126567 · ltd · incorporated 2007-02-23
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£-3.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Glazing
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -41% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
60 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £3,371
Net assets shrinking
Down £5,359 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 41% YoY
Cash YoY
-41%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£17k
↓ 41% YoY
Net Worth
-£3k
↓ 270% YoY
Current Assets
£36k
↓ 57% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-2.2k | £3.5k |
| Current assets | £35.8k | £82.8k |
| Cash | £17.2k | £29.3k |
| Debtors | £16.3k | £53.6k |
| Net assets | £-3.4k | £2.0k |
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.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-01-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-08-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-02-28📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2018-02-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-02-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-02-27📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2017-09-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2011-04-01➕CALDER, Lorraine Angela, Mrs. appointedsecretary
- 2011-04-01➖MORRIS, Ronald William resignedsecretary
- 2007-02-27➕CALDER, Darren appointeddirector
- 2007-02-27➕CALDER, Lorraine Angela appointeddirector
- 2007-02-27➕MORRIS, Ronald William appointedsecretary
- 2007-02-26➖FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2007-02-26➖FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2007-02-23🏢Company incorporatedAs A CLASS WINDOWS LTD
- 2007-02-23➕FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2007-02-23➕FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Darren Calder Individual · British · DOB 12/1976 · age 50 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/03/2018 |
Mrs Lorraine Angela Calder Individual · British · DOB 12/1979 · age 47 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Darren Calderceased 28/02/2018· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-02-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43342 — Glazing
Registered office
81 Drake Avenue
Minster
Sheerness
Kent
ME12 3RZ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-09
Last: 2026-02-23
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
CALDER, Lorraine Angela, Mrs.→
Activesecretary · appointed 2011-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CALDER, Darren→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2007-02-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CALDER, Lorraine Angela→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2007-02-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MORRIS, Ronald William→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-02-27 · resigned 2011-04-01
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-02-23 · resigned 2007-02-26
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-02-23 · resigned 2007-02-26
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Recent filings (60 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-01-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-29