ABBA BLINDS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC089820 · ltd · incorporated 1984-09-26
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 30.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£475.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 13923
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 3 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 30.3y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 30.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
11 officers (4 active, 11 linked, 8 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
132 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £475,925
Net assets shrinking
Down £186,492 YoY
Cash YoY
-7%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£403k
↓ 6.9% YoY
Net Worth
£476k
↓ 28% YoY
Current Assets
£889k
↓ 18% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £579.4k | £725.0k |
| Current assets | £888.8k | £1.08M |
| Cash | £403.2k | £432.9k |
| Debtors | £310.8k | £427.3k |
| Net assets | £475.9k | £662.4k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
4
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
4
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-04-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-04-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-09-18📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-09-18📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
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- 2024-06-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-01-08📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2019-11-15📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2019-11-15📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2019-11-15📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2019-11-15📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2019-11-15📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2019-03-29➕FRIEL, Christian Jane appointeddirector
- 2013-10-10🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
- 2011-11-11➖BISHOP, Philip resigneddirector
- 2007-04-30➕MCKINSTREY, Veronica appointeddirector
- 2003-06-14➖BISHOP, John resignedsecretary
- 2002-10-01➕FRIEL, Christian appointedsecretary
- 1997-12-31➖BISHOP, Christian Gentleman resigneddirector
- 1997-12-31➖BISHOP, John resigneddirector
- 1997-06-19🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
- 1997-05-29🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
- 1995-12-22🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
- 1994-09-30➕BISHOP, Brian John appointeddirector
- 1994-09-30➕BISHOP, Philip appointeddirector
- 1994-01-01➖BISHOP, Ian William resigneddirector
- 1993-11-01➕BISHOP, Christian Gentleman appointeddirector
- 1993-03-31➕BISHOP, John appointedsecretary
- 1993-03-31➖MCKINNON, Janet resignedsecretary
- 1991-10-01➕BISHOP, Ian William appointeddirector
- 1991-04-05➖MCKINNON, Alexander resigneddirector
- 1984-09-26🏢Company incorporatedAs ABBA BLINDS LIMITED
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 32 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
90/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 32 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 42 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Brian John Bishop Individual · British · DOB 11/1956 · age 70 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Christian Jane Friel Individual · British · DOB 10/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1984-09-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC13923 — SIC 13923
Registered office
6th Floor, Gordon Chambers
90 Mitchell Street
Glasgow
G1 3NQ
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-11
Last: 2026-03-28
Officers (4 active · 7 resigned)
Active
BISHOP, Brian John→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 1994-09-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FRIEL, Christian Jane→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2019-03-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCKINSTREY, Veronica→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2007-04-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BISHOP, John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1993-03-31 · resigned 2003-06-14
MCKINNON, Janet→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1993-03-31
BISHOP, Christian Gentleman→
Resigneddirector · ~94y · appointed 1993-11-01 · resigned 1997-12-31
BISHOP, Ian William→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 1991-10-01 · resigned 1994-01-01
BISHOP, John→
Resigneddirector · ~93y · resigned 1997-12-31
BISHOP, Philip→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 1994-09-30 · resigned 2011-11-11
MCKINNON, Alexander→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · resigned 1991-04-05
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
4
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 10/10/2013 | — | |
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company | Standard security | 1 property | 19/06/1997 | — | |
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company | Floating charge | 1 property | 29/05/1997 | — | |
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company | Standard security | 1 property | 22/12/1995 | — |
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Recent filings (132 total)
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-02
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-09-18
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-23