EDINBURGH WINDSCREENS LIMITED
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 address
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-26📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-02-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-31📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2017-07-31📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2017-01-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-20📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2016-01-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2012-06-14🏢Company incorporatedAs EDINBURGH WINDSCREENS LIMITED
- 2012-06-14➕LAING, Lori appointedsecretary
- 2012-06-14➕PRENTICE, June appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. 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 14 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss June Prentice Individual · British · DOB 02/1968 · age 58 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 14/04/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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