CURTAIN ROOM INTERIOR DESIGN LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
10787969 · ltd · incorporated 2017-05-24
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 May 2025
Net worth
£-1.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 13921
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
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 105 (micro)Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £1,588
Net assets shrinking
Down £6,728 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£2k
↓ 131% YoY
Current Assets
£42k
↓ 41% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-1.0k | £11.8k |
| Current assets | £41.8k | £70.8k |
| Cash | — | £40.2k |
| Debtors | — | £28.8k |
| Net assets | £-1.6k | £5.1k |
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 (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-12📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2020-04-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-04-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-04-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-02-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-11-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-19➕ESCREET, Paul appointeddirector
- 2018-10-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2017-05-24🏢Company incorporatedAs CURTAIN ROOM INTERIOR DESIGN LIMITED
- 2017-05-24➕CASLING, Melanie appointeddirector
- 2017-05-24📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Melanie Casling Individual · British · DOB 06/1967 · age 59 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 24/05/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| CHRIS BUGG LTD→ 09709779 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
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| CORVUS SOLUTIONS LTD→ 16246431 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| CRANK TEC LTD→ 11418882 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| CROFT LOGS LTD→ 14267694 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| CROWN CHAINS LIMITED→ 10763375 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| D A OLDFIELD LIMITED→ 03178882 · est 1996 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 30y | — | — |
| D B ENGINEERING (RIPON) LIMITED→ 05551591 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| D C POWER SYSTEMS LIMITED→ 04204008 · est 2001 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 24y | — | — |
| D&A GIFTS LTD→ 15670714 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-05-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC13921 — SIC 13921
Registered office
Wortley Cottage The Nookin
Husthwaite
York
North Yorkshire
YO61 4PY
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-06
Last: 2026-05-23
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
CASLING, Melanie→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2017-05-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ESCREET, Paul→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2018-10-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (24 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-19
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2021-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-04-20