BESPOKE CURTAINS & BLINDS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
07018985 · ltd · incorporated 2009-09-15
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
£700.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 13921
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -77% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 4.9y
35/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Charge age ~4.9 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
63 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £700,092
Net assets shrinking
Down £69,233 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 77% YoY
Cash YoY
-77%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£16k
↓ 77% YoY
Net Worth
£700k
↓ 9.0% YoY
Current Assets
£910k
↓ 19% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £724.8k | £821.9k |
| Current assets | £910.5k | £1.13M |
| Cash | £15.8k | £68.5k |
| Debtors | £864.2k | £1.02M |
| Net assets | £700.1k | £769.3k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-08-31➕MURPHY, Donna Marie appointeddirector
- 2023-08-31📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-08-31📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-08-31📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-08-31📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-08-31📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-08-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-07-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-20📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-09-14📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-09-07🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
- 2021-07-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-30➖GRENFELL, Gemma resigneddirector
- 2015-06-30➕ROSSER, Claire appointeddirector
- 2015-06-30➕GRENFELL, Gemma appointeddirector
- 2009-09-15🏢Company incorporatedAs BESPOKE CURTAINS & BLINDS LIMITED
- 2009-09-15➕MURPHY, Luke James appointeddirector
- 2009-09-15➕MURPHY, Stuart Spencer appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
43/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
- 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 Luke James Murphy Individual · British · DOB 10/1974 · age 52 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/09/2023 |
Mr Stuart Spencer Murphy Individual · British · DOB 01/1973 · age 53 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Luke James Murphyceased 31/08/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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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
Incorporated2009-09-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC13921 — SIC 13921
Registered office
Unit 17 Talina Centre
23a Bagleys Lane
London
SW6 2BW
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-11
Last: 2025-11-27
Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)
MURPHY, Donna Marie→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2023-08-31
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MURPHY, Luke James→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2009-09-15
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MURPHY, Stuart Spencer→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2009-09-15
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ROSSER, Claire→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2015-06-30
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GRENFELL, Gemma→
Resigneddirector · ~45y · appointed 2015-06-30 · resigned 2019-09-30
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Security Trustee Limited | A registered charge | — | 07/09/2021 | — |
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Recent filings (63 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-08-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-08-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-08-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-08-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-08-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-11