BLINDS WORKSHOP LTD
🌳Matureactive
07584108 · ltd · incorporated 2011-03-30
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
£60.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 13990
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 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
40 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 · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £60,402
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£62k
Net Worth
£60k
Current Assets
£81k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £62.4k | — |
| Current assets | £81.5k | — |
| Cash | £61.8k | — |
| Debtors | £8.4k | — |
| Net assets | £60.4k | — |
| Average employees | — | 200 |
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 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-10-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-01-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-12-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-12-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-12-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-12-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-02-21📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2018-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2011-03-30🏢Company incorporatedAs BLINDS WORKSHOP LTD
- 2011-03-30➕COOPER, David Alan appointeddirector
- 2011-03-30➕COOPER, Kerry appointeddirector
Owner dependency
89/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
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 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 15 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
69/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Kerry Cooper Individual · British · DOB 07/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 10/07/2019 |
Mr David Alan Cooper Individual · British · DOB 04/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 25/02/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-03-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC13990 — SIC 13990
Registered office
123 Hallgate
Cottingham
East Riding Of Yorkshire
HU16 4DA
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-13
Last: 2026-03-30
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
COOPER, David Alan→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2011-03-30
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COOPER, Kerry→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2011-03-30
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Recent filings (40 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-07