AMERSHAM BLINDS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

06377414 · ltd · incorporated 2007-09-20

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 Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade

Sector: Wholesale & retail

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

47789Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (other than commercial art galleries and opticians)

Investor take

Pursue

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

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. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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, 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 (4 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 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

76/100Strong

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

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	4	700

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand

2025-11-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-07
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-07
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-24
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-10-24
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-10-24
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-10-24
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-10-24
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-10-24
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-10-24
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-10-24
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-06
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-12-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-19
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-01-20
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-12-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-22
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capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure
capital · SH19
2021-06-22
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2013-08-31
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BASTIN, Graham resigned
director
2007-09-20
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Company incorporated
As AMERSHAM BLINDS LIMITED
2007-09-20
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BASTIN, Melanie appointed
secretary
2007-09-20
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BASTIN, Melanie appointed
director
2007-09-20
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GREENAWAY, John Geoffrey appointed
director
2007-09-20
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JONES, Gemma appointed
director
2007-09-20
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BASTIN, Graham appointed
director

Owner dependency

60/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

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

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
Ms Melanie Bastin Individual · British · DOB 01/1975 · age 51	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016
Ms Gemma Jones Individual · British · DOB 08/1980 · age 46	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016
Mr John Geoffrey Greenaway Individual · British · DOB 11/1972 · age 54	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

Incorporated2007-09-20

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade

Registered office

Unit 4d Woodlands Farm

Vale Road

Chesham

Buckinghamshire

HP5 3NJ

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-28

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-04

Last: 2025-09-20

Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)

BASTIN, Melanie→

secretary · appointed 2007-09-20

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Active

BASTIN, Melanie→

director · ~51y · appointed 2007-09-20

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Active

GREENAWAY, John Geoffrey→

director · ~54y · appointed 2007-09-20

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Active

JONES, Gemma→

director · ~46y · appointed 2007-09-20

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BASTIN, Graham→

director · ~74y · appointed 2007-09-20 · resigned 2013-08-31

Resigned

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Recent filings (77 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-11-17

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-09-22

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

officers · CH01

2024-10-07

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

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2024-10-07

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-09-26

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-09-02

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-12-20

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

officers · CH01

2023-10-24

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

officers · CH01

2023-10-24

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

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2023-10-24

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

officers · CH01

2023-10-24

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

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2023-10-24

change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date

officers · CH03

2023-10-24

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

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2023-10-24

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2023-10-24