ADMIRAL WINDOWS AND FIRE ESCAPES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07399762 · ltd · incorporated 2010-10-07
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 Oct 2025
Net worth
£495
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Glazing
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), 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 (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
46 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £495
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,986 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£495
↓ 80% YoY
Current Assets
£26k
↑ 13% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£5k£10k£16k£21k£26kOct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Total assets£8.4k£12.8k
Current assets£26.0k£23.0k
Net assets£495£2.5k

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

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 (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-10-09
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2023-10-09
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2023-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-03-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-11-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2021-10-01
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    PALMER, Sally appointed
    director
  11. 2021-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-12-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2020-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-10-12
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2019-11-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2019-10-31
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    PALMER, Harrison Mitchell appointed
    director
  17. 2019-10-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2019-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-06-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2010-10-07
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    Company incorporated
    As ADMIRAL WINDOWS AND FIRE ESCAPES LIMITED
  21. 2010-10-07
    ➕
    PALMER, Joshua Tomas appointed
    director
  22. 2010-10-07
    ➕
    PALMER, Karl Graham appointed
    director
  23. 2010-10-07
    ➕
    PALMER, Joshua Tomas appointed
    director
  24. 2010-10-07
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    PALMER, Joshua Tomas resigned
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Karl Graham Palmer
Individual · British · DOB 03/1968 · age 58
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Harrison Mitchell Palmerceased 09/10/2023· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Joshua Tomas Palmerceased 09/10/2023· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2010-10-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43342 — Glazing

Registered office

C/O Price & Co Limited Accountants Tower House St. James Green
Castle Acre
King's Lynn
PE32 2BD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-21
Last: 2025-10-07

Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)

PALMER, Harrison Mitchell→
director · ~24y · appointed 2019-10-31
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Active
PALMER, Joshua Tomas→
director · ~34y · appointed 2010-10-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PALMER, Karl Graham→
director · ~58y · appointed 2010-10-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PALMER, Sally→
director · ~57y · appointed 2021-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PALMER, Joshua Tomas→
director · ~34y · appointed 2010-10-07 · resigned 2010-10-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (46 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-10-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-10-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-11-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-30