ADVANCED WINDOW BLINDS LIMITED

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07578929 · ltd · incorporated 2011-03-25
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£359.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (other than commercial art galleries and opticians)
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
45 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
80
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 £359,254

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£359k
↑ 3.6% YoY
Current Assets
£291k
↑ 5.0% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£72k£144k£216k£287k£359kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£359.3k£346.6k
Current assets£291.2k£277.4k
Net assets£359.3k£346.6k

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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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-04-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-01
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-03-03
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    MOORE, Carol resigned
    director
  7. 2021-03-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2020-04-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-07-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2019-07-16
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2019-07-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2019-07-16
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    officers · CH01
  13. 2019-04-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-10-22
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-12-18
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-03-27
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    officers · CH01
  17. 2017-03-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2015-03-27
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    MOORE, Gavin resigned
    director
  19. 2011-03-25
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    Company incorporated
    As ADVANCED WINDOW BLINDS LIMITED
  20. 2011-03-25
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    MOORE, Ian appointed
    secretary
  21. 2011-03-25
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    MOORE, Ian appointed
    director
  22. 2011-03-25
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    MOORE, Carol appointed
    director
  23. 2011-03-25
    ➕
    MOORE, Gavin appointed
    director
  24. 2011-03-25
    ➕
    ROUND, Jonathon Charles appointed
    director
  25. 2011-03-25
    ➖
    ROUND, Jonathon Charles resigned
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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 Ian Moore
Individual · British · DOB 01/1961 · age 65
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2011-03-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47789 — Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (other than commercial art galleries and opticians)

Registered office

59 Attercliffe Common
Sheffield
South Yorkshire
S9 2AE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-07
Last: 2025-09-23

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

MOORE, Ian→
secretary · appointed 2011-03-25
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Active
MOORE, Ian→
director · ~65y · appointed 2011-03-25
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Active
MOORE, Carol→
director · ~63y · appointed 2011-03-25 · resigned 2021-03-03
Resigned
MOORE, Gavin→
director · ~46y · appointed 2011-03-25 · resigned 2015-03-27
Resigned
ROUND, Jonathon Charles→
director · ~67y · appointed 2011-03-25 · resigned 2011-03-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (45 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-23
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accounts · AA
2025-04-03
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-14
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accounts · AA
2024-09-18
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-01
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-27
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2019-07-16