GENESIS WINDOW BLINDS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC147569 · ltd · incorporated 1993-11-17
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£28.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Special-situation opportunityDistressed manufacturing with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -100% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 26.7y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 26.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
80 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £28,822
Very low cash
Cash position: £1
Net assets shrinking
Down £72,506 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 100% YoY
Cash YoY
-100%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£1
↓ 100% YoY
Net Worth
£29k
↓ 72% YoY
Current Assets
£122k
↓ 38% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £33.2k | £113.1k |
| Current assets | £121.5k | £195.0k |
| Cash | £1 | £8.0k |
| Debtors | £90.7k | £168.9k |
| Net assets | £28.8k | £101.3k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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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 (30 events)Click to expand
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- 2024-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-12📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-06-07🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Virgin Money) (Company Number SC001111)
- 2022-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-16📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-11-19📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 1999-08-18🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
- 1998-06-23➕BENNIE, Margaret appointedsecretary
- 1998-06-23➕BENNIE, Margaret appointeddirector
- 1998-06-23➖MUNRO, Rosalind Margaret resignedsecretary
- 1998-06-23➖KELLY, Andrew resigneddirector
- 1998-06-23➖MUNRO, Rosalind Margaret resigneddirector
- 1993-11-17🏢Company incorporatedAs GENESIS WINDOW BLINDS LIMITED
- 1993-11-17➕BENNIE, Peter appointeddirector
- 1993-11-17➕MUNRO, Rosalind Margaret appointedsecretary
- 1993-11-17➕OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1993-11-17➖OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1993-11-17➕KELLY, Andrew appointeddirector
- 1993-11-17➕MUNRO, Rosalind Margaret appointeddirector
- 1993-11-17➕JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1993-11-17➖JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
91/100
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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 32 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
96/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
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.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 32 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 32 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Margaret Bennie Individual · Scottish · DOB 03/1955 · age 71 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 17/03/2019 |
Mr Peter Bennie Individual · British · DOB 09/1955 · age 71 | 25–50% | 25–50% | sig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · significant influence · firm interest | 01/11/2016 |
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
Incorporated1993-11-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Registered office
Block 1, Unit4 Tollcross Ind Est
Causewayside Street
Glasgow
Lanarkshire
G32 8LP
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-12
Last: 2025-11-28
Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)
Active
BENNIE, Margaret→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 1998-06-23
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BENNIE, Peter→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 1993-11-17
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MUNRO, Rosalind Margaret→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1993-11-17 · resigned 1998-06-23
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1993-11-17 · resigned 1993-11-17
KELLY, Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 1993-11-17 · resigned 1998-06-23
MUNRO, Rosalind Margaret→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 1993-11-17 · resigned 1998-06-23
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1993-11-17 · resigned 1993-11-17
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Virgin Money) (Company Number SC001111) | A registered charge | — | 07/06/2023 | — | |
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company | Floating charge | 1 property | 18/08/1999 | — |
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Recent filings (80 total)
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2022-11-29
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2020-12-16
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2020-08-31
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2019-11-28
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