B & W WINDOWS LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC363165 · ltd · incorporated 2009-07-27
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£-111.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Glazing
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
45 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £111,718
Cash YoY
-29%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£78k
↓ 29% YoY
Net Worth
-£112k
↓ 72% YoY
Current Assets
£113k
↓ 18% YoY
Current Liabilities
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-£112k-£62k-£12k£38k£88k£138kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£-110.8k£-53.5k
Current assets£112.8k£137.9k
Cash£77.7k£109.7k
Debtors£15.4k£10.8k
Net assets£-111.7k£-64.8k

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.

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Recent activity

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Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2024-10-10
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  3. 2023-07-31
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  4. 2022-10-10
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  5. 2021-09-15
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  6. 2021-01-13
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-01-31
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  8. 2020-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-12-18
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    address · AD01
  10. 2018-12-17
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-01-31
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  12. 2017-04-24
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2016-12-22
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  14. 2015-12-29
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  15. 2015-07-31
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2012-10-04
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    EADIE, Alison resigned
    secretary
  17. 2009-07-27
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    Company incorporated
    As B & W WINDOWS LTD
  18. 2009-07-27
    ➕
    EADIE, Alison appointed
    director
  19. 2009-07-27
    ➕
    EADIE, Alison appointed
    secretary
  20. 2009-07-27
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2009-07-27
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    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2009-07-27
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    MABBOTT, Stephen George appointed
    director
  23. 2009-07-27
    ➖
    MABBOTT, Stephen George resigned
    director

Owner dependency

93/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Alison Eadie
Individual · Scottish · DOB 05/1965 · age 61
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence28/07/2016

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
Incorporated2009-07-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43342 — Glazing

Registered office

14 Newton Place
C/O Gallone & Co
Glasgow
G3 7PY
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-10
Last: 2025-07-27

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

EADIE, Alison→
director · ~61y · appointed 2009-07-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
EADIE, Alison→
secretary · appointed 2009-07-27 · resigned 2012-10-04
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2009-07-27 · resigned 2009-07-27
Resigned
MABBOTT, Stephen George→
director · ~76y · appointed 2009-07-27 · resigned 2009-07-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (45 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-27
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2020-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-01-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-12-18