ASTRAVIEW DOUBLE GLAZING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC454213 · ltd · incorporated 2013-07-10
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
£10.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Glazing
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
41 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £10,127

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£10k
Current Assets
£53k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-31
Total assets£10.1k
Current assets£52.7k
Debtors£52.7k
Net assets£10.1k

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

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-04
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2025-01-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-01-21
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  5. 2025-01-20
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2025-01-20
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2024-01-29
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    BALLANTYNE, Paul Drury appointed
    director
  8. 2024-01-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2023-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-01-31
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  11. 2023-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-12-27
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  13. 2022-01-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2022-01-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2022-01-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-07-11
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    BALLANTYNE, John resigned
    director
  17. 2021-07-11
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    MCJANNET, William John resigned
    director
  18. 2021-01-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2018-10-31
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  22. 2013-07-10
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    Company incorporated
    As ASTRAVIEW DOUBLE GLAZING LIMITED
  23. 2013-07-10
    ➕
    MUIR, Allan appointed
    director
  24. 2013-07-10
    ➕
    BALLANTYNE, John appointed
    director
  25. 2013-07-10
    ➕
    MCJANNET, William John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alan Muir
Individual · British · DOB 06/1958 · age 68
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr John Ballantyneceased 24/01/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
  • Mr William John Mcjannetceased 24/01/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2013-07-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43342 — Glazing

Registered office

29 Brandon Street
Hamilton
South Lanarkshire
ML3 6DA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-24
Last: 2025-07-10

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

BALLANTYNE, Paul Drury→
director · ~48y · appointed 2024-01-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MUIR, Allan→
director · ~68y · appointed 2013-07-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BALLANTYNE, John→
director · ~72y · appointed 2013-07-10 · resigned 2021-07-11
Resigned
MCJANNET, William John→
director · ~73y · appointed 2013-07-10 · resigned 2021-07-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (41 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-22
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-21
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2025-01-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-01-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-18
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-30
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-13