ABC WINDSCREENS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08037911 · ltd · incorporated 2012-04-19
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£11.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 £11,683
Net assets shrinking
Down £19,344 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£12k
↓ 62% YoY
Current Assets
£86k
↓ 27% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£24k£47k£71k£94k£118kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£49.5k£41.7k
Current assets£86.2k£117.8k
Net assets£11.7k£31.0k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-01-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-11-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-09-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-01-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2021-10-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-10-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-01-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-07-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2018-06-26
    ➕
    VAUGHAN, Sally appointed
    director
  13. 2018-06-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2018-06-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2018-04-01
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    ROBERTS, David James appointed
    director
  16. 2018-04-01
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    ROBERTS, David James resigned
    director
  17. 2018-01-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2012-04-19
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    Company incorporated
    As ABC WINDSCREENS LIMITED
  19. 2012-04-19
    ➕
    VAUGHAN, Robert appointed
    director

Owner dependency

81/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Robert Vaughan
Individual · British · DOB 09/1963 · age 63
75–100%
—75-100% shares19/04/2017

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
Incorporated2012-04-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

Unit 31 Newark Road
Aubourn
Lincoln
LN5 9FP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-01
Last: 2026-01-18

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

VAUGHAN, Robert→
director · ~63y · appointed 2012-04-19
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Active
VAUGHAN, Sally→
director · ~65y · appointed 2018-06-26
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Active
ROBERTS, David James→
director · ~34y · appointed 2018-04-01 · resigned 2018-04-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (36 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-27