PRECISION WINDOWS & DOORS LTD.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).
Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 18.3y
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 18.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
- · Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (71/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsFinancials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|
| Turnover | £16.60M |
| Gross profit | £3.32M |
| Operating profit | £1.10M |
| Profit before tax | £1.02M |
| Average employees | 10700 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
3 signals 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
- • 1 mortgage
- • 1 mortgage
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 mortgage
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-16📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2026-04-14🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2026-03-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-14📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-03-13🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2024-08-05📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-08-01📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-14📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2024-02-13📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-02-13🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2024-02-09📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-02-09🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2024-01-22📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-01-12📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2024-01-12📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2024-01-12📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2024-01-12📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2024-01-12📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2024-01-03📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-01-03📄statement-of-companys-objectschange-of-constitution · CC04
- 2022-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2015-11-19🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2011-04-06➕CASSIDY, Katherine appointeddirector
- 2008-02-10🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2004-06-30🏢Company incorporatedAs PRECISION WINDOWS & DOORS LTD.
- 2004-06-30➕CASSIDY, Katherine appointedsecretary
- 2004-06-30➕CASSIDY, John appointeddirector
- 2004-06-30➕COSEC LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-06-30➖COSEC LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-06-30➕CODIR LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2004-06-30➖CODIR LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2004-06-30➕COSEC LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2004-06-30➖COSEC LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr John Cassidy Individual · British · DOB 05/1969 · age 57 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Katherine Cassidy Individual · British · DOB 08/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board 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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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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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.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 14/04/2026 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 13/03/2025 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 19/11/2015 | 13/02/2024 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 10/02/2008 | 09/02/2024 |