V B S CENTURION BLINDS LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC340793 · ltd · incorporated 2008-04-04
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 12.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 13921
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 12.1y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 12.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

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

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (5 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
16 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
51 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 accounts
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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 employees400400

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-08-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-08-02
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2022-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-01-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2020-01-16
    ➕
    BLANEY, Cameron Alexander appointed
    director
  10. 2019-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-01-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2019-01-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2019-01-21
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    BLANEY, Lewis David appointed
    director
  14. 2018-05-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-06-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-06-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-05-17
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2014-03-24
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  19. 2008-05-09
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    BLANEY, Morag appointed
    secretary
  20. 2008-05-09
    ➕
    BLANEY, Alexander appointed
    director
  21. 2008-05-09
    ➕
    BLANEY, Morag appointed
    director
  22. 2008-05-09
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2008-05-09
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-director
  24. 2008-04-04
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    Company incorporated
    As V B S CENTURION BLINDS LTD
  25. 2008-04-04
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2008-04-04
    ➕
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-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
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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

Crest Properties (Scotland) Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Crest Properties (Scotland) Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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V B S CENTURION BLINDS LTD
This company · SC340793

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
Crest Properties (Scotland) Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares04/04/2017

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
Incorporated2008-04-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC13921 — SIC 13921

Registered office

Unit 10 Craig Leith Road
Stirling
FK7 7GN
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-18
Last: 2026-04-04

Officers (5 active · 2 resigned)

BLANEY, Morag→
secretary · appointed 2008-05-09
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Active
BLANEY, Alexander→
director · ~63y · appointed 2008-05-09
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Active
BLANEY, Cameron Alexander→
director · ~30y · appointed 2020-01-16
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Active
BLANEY, Lewis David→
director · ~33y · appointed 2019-01-21
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Active
BLANEY, Morag→
director · ~64y · appointed 2008-05-09
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Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-04-04 · resigned 2008-05-09
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-director · appointed 2008-04-04 · resigned 2008-05-09
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property24/03/2014—
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Recent filings (51 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-12
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-01-17