BRYANT WINDOWS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC201914 · ltd · incorporated 1999-11-26

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 Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Joinery installation

Sector: Construction

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

43342Glazing

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

14 officers (3 active, 14 linked, 10 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

99 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	44	4500

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

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (44 events)Click to expand

2026-03-19
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officers · CH01
2025-10-28
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accounts · AA
2024-09-10
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capital · SH03
2024-08-23
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capital · SH06
2024-08-15
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officers · AP01
2024-08-15
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officers · TM01
2024-08-14
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capital · SH06
2024-08-14
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capital · SH03
2024-08-14
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capital · SH03
2024-08-14
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capital · SH03
2024-08-02
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BRYANT, Christopher John appointed
director
2024-08-02
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MCGRORY, Dermot resigned
director
2024-08-01
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accounts · AA
2023-10-05
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accounts · AA
2022-09-27
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accounts · AA
2022-05-11
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-05-11
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-12-16
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accounts · AA
2020-12-16
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accounts · AA
2019-12-05
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accounts · AA
2016-06-16
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AYNSLEY, Mark Garfield resigned
secretary
2016-06-16
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AYNSLEY, Mark Garfield resigned
director
2009-05-29
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DUNCAN, Neil resigned
director
2008-09-11
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BRYANT, Derek Arthur resigned
director
2002-03-22
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BRYANT, Michael Ian appointed
director
2002-03-22
➕
BRYANT, Derek Arthur appointed
director
2002-03-22
➕
DUNCAN, Neil appointed
director
2002-03-22
➖
HAY, Trevor James resigned
director
2000-02-04
➕
MCGRORY, Dermot appointed
director
2000-01-12
➕
BELL, Graham Alfred David appointed
director
2000-01-12
➕
AYNSLEY, Mark Garfield appointed
secretary
2000-01-12
➖
BRYANT, Jean resigned
secretary
2000-01-12
➕
AYNSLEY, Mark Garfield appointed
director
2000-01-12
➖
BRYANT, Derek Arthur resigned
director
2000-01-12
➖
BRYANT, Jean resigned
director
2000-01-12
➕
HAY, Trevor James appointed
director
1999-11-26
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Company incorporated
As BRYANT WINDOWS LIMITED
1999-11-26
➕
BRYANT, Jean appointed
secretary
1999-11-26
➕
PF & S (SECRETARIES) LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1999-11-26
➖
PF & S (SECRETARIES) LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1999-11-26
➕
BRYANT, Derek Arthur appointed
director
1999-11-26
➕
BRYANT, Jean appointed
director
1999-11-26
➕
PF & S (DIRECTORS) LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
1999-11-26
➖
PF & S (DIRECTORS) LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

98/100

Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS

+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BRYANT" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100

Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS

primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — BRYANT, Christopher John (same surname) appointed 2024-08-02. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Sharon Duncan Individual · British · DOB 12/1962 · age 64	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	15/02/2022
Mr Michael Ian Bryant Individual · British · DOB 11/1957 · age 69	—	—	board controlboard control	06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1999-11-26

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC43320 — Joinery installation

Registered office

2/3 Borthwick View

Pentland Industrial Estate

Loanhead

Midlothian

EH20 9QH

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-24

Last: 2025-11-10

Officers (3 active · 11 resigned)

BELL, Graham Alfred David→

director · ~61y · appointed 2000-01-12

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Active

BRYANT, Christopher John→

director · ~45y · appointed 2024-08-02

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Active

BRYANT, Michael Ian→

director · ~69y · appointed 2002-03-22

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Active

AYNSLEY, Mark Garfield→

secretary · appointed 2000-01-12 · resigned 2016-06-16

Resigned

BRYANT, Jean→

secretary · appointed 1999-11-26 · resigned 2000-01-12

Resigned

PF & S (SECRETARIES) LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-11-26 · resigned 1999-11-26

Resigned

AYNSLEY, Mark Garfield→

director · ~67y · appointed 2000-01-12 · resigned 2016-06-16

Resigned

BRYANT, Derek Arthur→

director · ~93y · appointed 2002-03-22 · resigned 2008-09-11

Resigned

BRYANT, Derek Arthur→

director · ~93y · appointed 1999-11-26 · resigned 2000-01-12

Resigned

BRYANT, Jean→

director · ~93y · appointed 1999-11-26 · resigned 2000-01-12

Resigned

DUNCAN, Neil→

director · ~66y · appointed 2002-03-22 · resigned 2009-05-29

Resigned

HAY, Trevor James→

director · ~83y · appointed 2000-01-12 · resigned 2002-03-22

Resigned

MCGRORY, Dermot→

director · ~65y · appointed 2000-02-04 · resigned 2024-08-02

Resigned

PF & S (DIRECTORS) LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-11-26 · resigned 1999-11-26

Resigned

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Recent filings (99 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2026-03-19

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-11-19

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-10-28

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-11-13

capital-return-purchase-own-shares

capital · SH03

2024-09-10

capital-cancellation-shares

capital · SH06

2024-08-23

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officers · AP01

2024-08-15

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-08-15

capital-cancellation-shares

capital · SH06

2024-08-14

capital-return-purchase-own-shares

capital · SH03

2024-08-14

capital-return-purchase-own-shares

capital · SH03

2024-08-14

capital-return-purchase-own-shares

capital · SH03

2024-08-14

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-08-01

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-11-15

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-10-05