CITY BLINDS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED

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SC561485 · ltd · incorporated 2017-03-24
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£55.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 72). 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 8.2y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 8.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
32 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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
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 · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £55,024
Cash YoY
+125%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£72k
↑ 125% YoY
Net Worth
£55k
↑ 63% YoY
Current Assets
£137k
↑ 1.8% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£27k£55k£82k£110k£137kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£55.0k£47.9k
Current assets£137.4k£135.0k
Cash£72.4k£32.1k
Debtors£29.9k£37.4k
Net assets£55.0k£33.8k

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

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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 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2025-10-24
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    mortgage · MR04
  3. 2025-10-24
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    Charge satisfied #1
  4. 2025-10-14
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  5. 2025-10-14
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  6. 2025-10-01
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    MCGEE, Marion resigned
    director
  7. 2024-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-12-19
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-04-26
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  10. 2023-04-26
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2023-04-26
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  12. 2023-04-26
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  13. 2023-04-26
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  14. 2022-12-31
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  15. 2022-07-18
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  16. 2022-06-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2022-06-01
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    MCGEE, Marion appointed
    director
  18. 2022-06-01
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    MCGEE, Marion resigned
    director
  19. 2021-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  20. 2021-03-29
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  21. 2020-03-23
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  22. 2019-12-31
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    accounts · AA
  23. 2018-07-30
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    KERR, David resigned
    director
  24. 2018-02-05
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  25. 2017-08-01
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    KERR, David appointed
    director
  26. 2017-03-24
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    Company incorporated
    As CITY BLINDS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
  27. 2017-03-24
    ➕
    MCGEE, Kevin appointed
    director
  28. 2017-03-24
    ➕
    MCGEE, Marion appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
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 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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
Kevin Mcgee
Individual · British · DOB 03/1954 · age 72
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting24/03/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Marion Mcgeeceased 01/09/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2017-03-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Riverview Business Centre, 40
North Ellen Street
Dundee
DD3 7DH
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-06
Last: 2026-03-23

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

MCGEE, Kevin→
director · ~72y · appointed 2017-03-24
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Active
KERR, David→
director · ~61y · appointed 2017-08-01 · resigned 2018-07-30
Resigned
MCGEE, Marion→
director · ~67y · appointed 2022-06-01 · resigned 2025-10-01
Resigned
MCGEE, Marion→
director · ~67y · appointed 2017-03-24 · resigned 2022-06-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge—05/02/201824/10/2025

Recent filings (32 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-10-24
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-10-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-04-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-04-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-27