CORNWALL STAIRS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
07347850 · ltd · incorporated 2010-08-17
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
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of other builders' carpentry and joinery
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong 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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
59 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
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| Average employees | 21 | 1800 |
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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-08-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-05-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-07-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-06-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-06-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-06-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-06-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-06-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-06-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-05-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-datepersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-07-27📄change-person-director-companyofficers · CH01
- 2021-07-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-07-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-02-23📄change-person-director-companyofficers · CH01
- 2016-06-30➖THOMAS, Patrick Stephen resigneddirector
- 2010-08-17🏢Company incorporatedAs CORNWALL STAIRS LIMITED
- 2010-08-17➕STAPLETON, Nicholas Mark appointeddirector
- 2010-08-17➕THOMAS, Duncan Mark appointeddirector
- 2010-08-17➕THOMAS, Patrick Stephen appointeddirector
Owner dependency
68/100
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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
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 16 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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 |
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Mr Duncan Mark Thomas Individual · British · DOB 03/1969 · age 57 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Nicholas Mark Stapleton Individual · British · DOB 06/1971 · age 55 | 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.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COUNTRY COW DESIGNS LIMITED→ 13261839 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| D.C ENGINEERING MAINTENANCE LIMITED→ 14187204 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| DEAD MAN'S HUT LTD→ 14961931 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| DEVORAN METALS LIMITED→ 00882295 · est 1966 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 59y | — | — |
| DIGITAL FABRICATIONS LIMITED→ 08530641 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| DJR ROOF TRUSSES LIMITED→ 01865444 · est 1984 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 41y | — | — |
| DMS CORNWALL LIMITED→ 15267101 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| DMS MOORCROFT LIMITED→ 15267089 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| DMS SOUTH MOLTON LIMITED→ 15133890 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| DNO ELECTRICALS LTD→ 08916778 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| DOLPHIN AEROTECH LTD→ 06183018 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| DOVE BUILDING SERVICES LTD→ 14514800 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
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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
Incorporated2010-08-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC16230 — Manufacture of other builders' carpentry and joinery
Registered office
Lakeside Offices The Old Cattle Market
Coronation Park
Helston
Cornwall
TR13 0SR
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last: 2025-08-17
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
STAPLETON, Nicholas Mark→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2010-08-17
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THOMAS, Duncan Mark→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2010-08-17
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THOMAS, Patrick Stephen→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2010-08-17 · resigned 2016-06-30
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Recent filings (59 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-08-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-07-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-07-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-06-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-06-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-06-17