ALPINE WINDOWS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
09810133 · ltd · incorporated 2015-10-05
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 22290
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
30 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
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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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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-12-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-11-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-03-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-11-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-07-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-07-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-10-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-02-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-10-05🏢Company incorporatedAs ALPINE WINDOWS LIMITED
- 2015-10-05➕TEARE, Colin Sansbury appointeddirector
Owner dependency
88/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Colin Sansbury Teare Individual · British · DOB 09/1968 · age 58 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 30/06/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Richard Tremewanceased 20/08/2020· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-10-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC22290 — SIC 22290
Registered office
Unit 7 Furnace Industrial Estate
Shildon
DL4 1QB
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-09
Last: 2025-09-25
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
TEARE, Colin Sansbury→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2015-10-05
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Recent filings (30 total)
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-04