BI-FOLD DOORS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC454500 · ltd · incorporated 2013-07-15
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 25120
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-09-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-07-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-11-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-04-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  8. 2021-04-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2021-04-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2021-01-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2020-09-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-07-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-08-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-11-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-07-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2013-07-15
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    Company incorporated
    As BI-FOLD DOORS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
  17. 2013-07-15
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    PHILIP, Alexander appointed
    director
  18. 2013-07-15
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    PHILIP, Evelyn Ann appointed
    director

Owner dependency

86/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Quality Trade Windows Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Quality Trade Windows Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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BI-FOLD DOORS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
This company · SC454500

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Quality Trade Windows Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-07-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC25120 — SIC 25120

Registered office

216 West George Street
Glasgow
G2 2PQ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-29
Last: 2025-07-15

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

PHILIP, Alexander→
director · ~78y · appointed 2013-07-15
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Active
PHILIP, Evelyn Ann→
director · ~62y · appointed 2013-07-15
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Recent filings (31 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2021-04-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-04-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-04-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-01-18