TRAYNOR WILLIAMS DOOR SOLUTIONS LIMITED
- 43320Joinery installation
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-08-31 | 2023-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash | £82.0k | £60.8k |
| Net assets | £546.4k | £518.4k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
3 signals 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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Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-03-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-16📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2022-01-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-07-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-07-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-05-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-30📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2017-07-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2017-07-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2017-07-12➕TRAYNOR, Simon James appointeddirector
- 2017-07-12➖WATERSTON, Ian Rankin resigneddirector
- 2016-02-22➕MURCHIE, George appointeddirector
- 2015-07-01🏢Company incorporatedAs TRAYNOR WILLIAMS DOOR SOLUTIONS LIMITED
- 2015-07-01➕WATERSTON, Ian Rankin appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "TRAYNOR" — strong identity link between founder and business.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
Traynor Williams Ironmongery (Glasgow) Limited holds majority control (50-75%). Likely parent but not wholly-owned.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Traynor Williams Ironmongery (Glasgow) Limited Corporate entity | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control · firm interest | 12/07/2017 |
Mr Simon James Traynor Individual · British · DOB 09/1969 · age 57 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 12/07/2017 |
Mr George Murchie Individual · British · DOB 11/1978 · age 48 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 30/06/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Ian Rankin Waterstonceased 12/07/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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