FENTON WINDOWS LTD

💤Zombieactive
11961898 · ltd · incorporated 2019-04-24
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
Upgrade to see
Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of builders' ware of plastic
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 43320Joinery installation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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 (1 active, 2 linked, 2 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
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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 (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-24
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-09-24
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2025-09-20
    HUSSAIN, Shabir resigned
    director
  5. 2025-06-11
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2024-11-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-06-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-06-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-10-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-03-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-06-04
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2019-04-24
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As FENTON WINDOWS LTD
  13. 2019-04-24
    HUSSAIN, Shakil appointed
    director
  14. 2019-04-24
    HUSSAIN, Shabir appointed
    director
  15. 2019-04-24
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Shakil Hussain
Individual · British · DOB 04/1979 · age 47
2550%
25-50% shares24/04/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Shabir Hussainceased 20/09/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

Similar companies

Active · Manufacturing · HX postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
FOUR FROG INSTRUMENTS LTD
15483386 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
2y
GARRARDS (HUDDERSFIELD) LIMITED
04051352 · est 2000 · no financials extracted
25y
GEKKO CONCRETE LTD
14942582 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
2y
GRAYLAND FABRICATION & WELDING SERVICES LIMITED
16426363 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
GREYSTONE ARCHITECTURAL LTD
14813219 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
2y
GS UK SERVICES LIMITED
12295758 · est 2019 · no financials extracted
6y
GUARD TECH INDUSTRIAL SERVICES LIMITED
03561743 · est 1998 · no financials extracted
27y
GUARD-TECH SHEET METAL LIMITED
07283823 · est 2010 · no financials extracted
15y
H E LUPTON AND SONS (1952) LIMITED
00512772 · est 1952 · no financials extracted
73y
H. BALMFORTH AND COMPANY LIMITED
00521265 · est 1953 · no financials extracted
72y
HABASIT (UK) LIMITED
03712188 · est 1999 · no financials extracted
27y
HABITAT UNIQUE LIMITED
08677544 · est 2013 · no financials extracted
12y
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →
🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-04-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC22230 — Manufacture of builders' ware of plastic

Registered office

Unit 1, 148 Hanson Lane
Halifax
West Yorkshire
HX1 5PQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-07
Last: 2026-04-23

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

HUSSAIN, Shakil
director · ~47y · appointed 2019-04-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HUSSAIN, Shabir
director · ~52y · appointed 2019-04-24 · resigned 2025-09-20
Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (18 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-24
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-09-24
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-06-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-18