INTERNATIONAL DOORS AND WINDOWS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC304831 · ltd · incorporated 2006-06-30
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 19.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (other than commercial art galleries and opticians)
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 19.7y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 19.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
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
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
75 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
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| Average employees | 16 | 1700 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-10-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-10-02➕PARKER, James appointeddirector
- 2023-10-02➕ROBERTSON, Andrew appointeddirector
- 2023-03-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-06-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2022-06-28📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-06-21📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-06-01🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Garry Davidson
- 2022-01-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-04-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2015-07-17➖MCDOUGALL & CO COMPANY SECRETARIAL AND NOMINEES LTD resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2012-06-29➖MCDOUGALL, Ian James resignedsecretary
- 2012-06-29➕MCDOUGALL & CO COMPANY SECRETARIAL AND NOMINEES LTD appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2007-07-27➕DAVIDSON, Garry Alexander appointeddirector
- 2006-08-09🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
- 2006-07-14➕PATERSON, Scott Bruce Cardno appointeddirector
- 2006-07-14➖JESSIMAN, Yvonne Maria resigneddirector
- 2006-06-30🏢Company incorporatedAs INTERNATIONAL DOORS AND WINDOWS LIMITED
- 2006-06-30➕MCDOUGALL, Ian James appointedsecretary
- 2006-06-30➕JESSIMAN, Yvonne Maria appointeddirector
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
63/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
- 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.)
Group structure
International Doors And Windows Employee Trust Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
International Doors And Windows Employee Trust Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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INTERNATIONAL DOORS AND WINDOWS LIMITED
This company · SC304831
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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International Doors And Windows Employee Trust Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 01/06/2022 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Garry Alexander Davidsonceased 01/06/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-06-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47789 — Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (other than commercial art galleries and opticians)
Registered office
9 Kirkhill Place
Dyce
Aberdeen
AB21 0GU
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-12
Last: 2025-06-28
Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)
DAVIDSON, Garry Alexander→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2007-07-27
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PARKER, James→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2023-10-02
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PATERSON, Scott Bruce Cardno→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2006-07-14
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ROBERTSON, Andrew→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2023-10-02
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MCDOUGALL, Ian James→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-06-30 · resigned 2012-06-29
MCDOUGALL & CO COMPANY SECRETARIAL AND NOMINEES LTD→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2012-06-29 · resigned 2015-07-17
JESSIMAN, Yvonne Maria→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2006-06-30 · resigned 2006-07-14
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Garry Davidson / Scott Paterson / Raeburn Christie Trustees / Andrew Robertson Garry Davidson / Scott Paterson / Raeburn Christie Trustees Limited / Andrew Robertson | A registered charge | — | 01/06/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company | Floating charge | 1 property | 09/08/2006 | — |
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Recent filings (75 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-10-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-10-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-06-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-06-28
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-12