D WHISTON GLASS & GLAZING LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
11120328 · ltd · incorporated 2017-12-20
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
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£-107.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Glazing
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
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
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 · FRS 105 (micro)Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £107,368
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£107k
Current Assets
£76k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-10-29 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £-105.7k |
| Current assets | £76.3k |
| Net assets | £-107.4k |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-22📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-03-12📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-03-11📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-02📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-02-02📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-21➕WHISTON, David Gerald appointeddirector
- 2023-07-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-29📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-17📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-09-11➕WHISTON, David Gerald appointedsecretary
- 2019-09-11📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2018-01-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-12-20🏢Company incorporatedAs D WHISTON GLASS & GLAZING LTD
- 2017-12-20➕ROBERTS, Kathryn Maria 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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "WHISTON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr David Gerald Whiston Individual · British · DOB 04/1955 · age 71 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 01/04/2023 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Kathryn Maria Robertsceased 01/04/2023· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-12-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43342 — Glazing
Registered office
Advance Building Wellington Street
Garston
Liverpool
Merseyside
L19 2LX
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-29
Last made up to: 2024-10-29
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-02
Last: 2025-12-19
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
WHISTON, David Gerald→
Activesecretary · appointed 2019-09-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ROBERTS, Kathryn Maria→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2017-12-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WHISTON, David Gerald→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2023-07-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (27 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-16
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-07-22
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-03-12
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-02-02
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-14