MARSHALL BROWN (WINDOWS) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC145874 · ltd · incorporated 1993-08-12
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 31.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 25120SIC 25120
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 31.7y

50/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 31.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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

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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (3 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
100 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees30003000

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  4. 2023-08-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2023-02-01
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    MCKENNA, Derrick resigned
    director
  6. 2022-09-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-06-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-06-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-11-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2017-09-04
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    MCKENNA, Derrick appointed
    director
  13. 2017-09-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2017-08-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-06-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-04-12
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  17. 2016-04-12
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    Charge satisfied #4
  18. 2015-08-28
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    mortgage · MR01
  19. 2015-08-24
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  20. 2012-01-01
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    MCKENNA, Derrick Anthony appointed
    director
  21. 2012-01-01
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    MCKENNA, Neil appointed
    director
  22. 2012-01-01
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    MCKENNA, Derrick resigned
    director
  23. 2009-06-18
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    MCKENNA, Neil appointed
    secretary
  24. 2009-03-20
    ➖
    HAMILTON, George resigned
    secretary
  25. 2009-03-20
    ➖
    HAMILTON, George resigned
    director
  26. 2007-10-30
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    MCKENNA, Richard resigned
    director
  27. 2002-04-18
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    Charge satisfied #2
  28. 1999-11-11
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  29. 1994-08-15
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  30. 1993-08-26
    ➕
    HAMILTON, George appointed
    secretary
  31. 1993-08-26
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 1993-08-26
    ➕
    HAMILTON, George appointed
    director
  33. 1993-08-26
    ➕
    MCKENNA, Derrick appointed
    director
  34. 1993-08-26
    ➕
    MCKENNA, Richard appointed
    director
  35. 1993-08-26
    ➖
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  36. 1993-08-12
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    Company incorporated
    As MARSHALL BROWN (WINDOWS) LIMITED
  37. 1993-08-12
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  38. 1993-08-12
    ➕
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 33 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Marshall Brown Architectural Systems Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

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Marshall Brown Architectural Systems Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares · board control
significant stake
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MARSHALL BROWN (WINDOWS) LIMITED
This company · SC145874

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Marshall Brown Architectural Systems Limited
Corporate entity
25–50%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence01/07/2016

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

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

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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.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1993-08-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC25110 — Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures

Registered office

7 Wellington Road
Bishopbriggs
Glasgow
Lanarkshire
G64 2SA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-26
Last: 2025-08-12

Officers (3 active · 7 resigned)

MCKENNA, Neil→
secretary · appointed 2009-06-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCKENNA, Derrick Anthony→
director · ~56y · appointed 2012-01-01
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Active
MCKENNA, Neil→
director · ~51y · appointed 2012-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HAMILTON, George→
secretary · appointed 1993-08-26 · resigned 2009-03-20
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1993-08-12 · resigned 1993-08-26
Resigned
HAMILTON, George→
director · ~72y · appointed 1993-08-26 · resigned 2009-03-20
Resigned
MCKENNA, Derrick→
director · ~82y · appointed 2017-09-04 · resigned 2023-02-01
Resigned
MCKENNA, Derrick→
director · ~82y · appointed 1993-08-26 · resigned 2012-01-01
Resigned
MCKENNA, Richard→
director · ~78y · appointed 1993-08-26 · resigned 2007-10-30
Resigned
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1993-08-12 · resigned 1993-08-26
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge—24/08/201512/04/2016
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property11/11/1999—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Bond & floating charge1 property15/08/199418/04/2002
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Recent filings (100 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-06-10