CORNWALL WINDOW & CONSERVATORY CENTRE LTD

💤Zombieactive
08880566 · ltd · incorporated 2014-02-06
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£176.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 25120
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 11.8y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 11.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
43 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £176,756

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£94k
Net Worth
£177k
Current Assets
£151k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-31
Total assets£176.8k
Current assets£151.5k
Cash£94.3k
Debtors£33.1k
Net assets£176.8k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-28
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    ANDERSON, Keith resigned
    director
  3. 2025-08-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-08-28
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2025-03-21
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2025-01-07
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2025-01-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2024-12-28
    ➕
    ANDERSON, Keith appointed
    director
  9. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-05-05
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  13. 2022-05-03
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  14. 2021-04-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-09-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-02-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-03-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-01-31
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  19. 2017-07-26
    ➖
    DREWRY, Timothy David resigned
    director
  20. 2016-04-02
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  21. 2015-05-27
    ➕
    GWYNN, Andrew appointed
    director
  22. 2014-11-27
    ➖
    ANDERSON, Keith resigned
    director
  23. 2014-10-07
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Chris Parkman Joint Liquidator of Crystal Clear South West Limited
  24. 2014-08-21
    ➖
    GWYNN, Andrew resigned
    director
  25. 2014-03-11
    ➕
    ANDERSON, Keith appointed
    director
  26. 2014-02-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CORNWALL WINDOW & CONSERVATORY CENTRE LTD
  27. 2014-02-06
    ➕
    DREWRY, Timothy David appointed
    director
  28. 2014-02-06
    ➕
    GWYNN, Andrew appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
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.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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 Andrew Gwynn
Individual · British · DOB 12/1968 · age 58
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/05/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Keith Andersonceased 28/08/2025· significant influence

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
Incorporated2014-02-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25120 — SIC 25120

Registered office

Dolcoath Industrial Park
Dolcoath Road
Camborne
Cornwall
TR14 8RA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-20
Last: 2026-02-06

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

GWYNN, Andrew→
director · ~58y · appointed 2015-05-27
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Active
ANDERSON, Keith→
director · ~75y · appointed 2024-12-28 · resigned 2025-08-28
Resigned
ANDERSON, Keith→
director · ~75y · appointed 2014-03-11 · resigned 2014-11-27
Resigned
DREWRY, Timothy David→
director · ~42y · appointed 2014-02-06 · resigned 2017-07-26
Resigned
GWYNN, Andrew→
director · ~58y · appointed 2014-02-06 · resigned 2014-08-21
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Chris Parkman Joint Liquidator of Crystal Clear South West / Alessandro Sidoli
Chris Parkman Joint Liquidator of Crystal Clear South West Limited / Alessandro Sidoli
A registered charge—07/10/201402/04/2016

Recent filings (43 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-21
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-03-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-01-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-04