SIDEY SOLUTIONS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

09613925 · ltd · incorporated 2015-05-29

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

£16.82M

book net assets

Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Glazing

Sector: Construction

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -42% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 10.9y

45/100

under pressure

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

· Oldest live charge is 10.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

13 officers (8 active, 13 linked, 11 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

6 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

57 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

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 £16,822,686

Cash draining

Cash down 42% YoY

Cash YoY

-42%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£5.3m

↓ 42% YoY

Net Worth

£17m

↑ 69% YoY

Current Assets

£28m

↑ 35% YoY

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Total assets	£18.70M	£10.17M
Current assets	£27.55M	£20.33M
Cash	£5.25M	£9.09M
Debtors	£20.79M	£9.61M
Net assets	£16.82M	£9.93M

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

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2 signals 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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (42 events)Click to expand

2025-11-04
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-31
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LITSTER, Andrew John resigned
director
2025-09-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-28
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LITSTER, Andrew John resigned
secretary
2025-08-28
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-08-28
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-08-04
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COULL, Garry Alexander appointed
secretary
2025-08-04
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COULL, Garry Alexander appointed
director
2025-08-04
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-04
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-04
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-24
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OPITZ, Jonna Karin appointed
director
2023-11-24
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HJALMARSSON, Henrik resigned
director
2023-07-18
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change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-07-17
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-17
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-13
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WELIN, Peter appointed
director
2023-07-13
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HJALMARSSON, Henrik appointed
director
2023-06-21
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-21
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-06-21
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-20
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change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-04-04
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-03-31
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MCKENNA, May resigned
director
2023-03-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-02
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MCKENNA, George resigned
director
2023-02-02
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-05-16
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-05-08
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Charge registered #2
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2022-03-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-11
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-08-09
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ARBUTHNOTT, Charles Phillip appointed
director
2018-04-26
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MCKENNA, May appointed
director
2015-07-03
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2015-05-29
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Company incorporated
As SIDEY SOLUTIONS LIMITED
2015-05-29
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HARDY, Steve Lee appointed
director
2015-05-29
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HENDRY, Richard appointed
director
2015-05-29
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RAMSAY, Alastair David appointed
director
2015-05-29
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LITSTER, Andrew John appointed
secretary
2015-05-29
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LITSTER, Andrew John appointed
director
2015-05-29
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MCKENNA, George appointed
director

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: LITSTER, Andrew John resigned 2025-08-28; LITSTER, Andrew John resigned 2025-10-31

Group structure

Sidey Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Sidey Holdings Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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SIDEY SOLUTIONS LIMITED

This company · 09613925

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Sidey Holdings Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	05/10/2021

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mrs Deborah Elizabeth Ann Dobsonceased 05/10/2021· 25-50% shares
Mrs Lindsay Clare Arbuthnottceased 05/10/2021· 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

Incorporated2015-05-29

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC43342 — Glazing

Registered office

71-75 Shelton Street

Covent Garden

London

WC2H 9JQ

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-01

Last: 2025-05-18