WINDOW SUPPLY COMPANY LTD
- · Oldest live charge 7.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
No material changes in the last 30 days.
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Opportunity 79/100 (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: strategic trade sale (78/100).
Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 7.0y
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 7.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
- · Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (73/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsFinancials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|
| Profit before tax | £219.6k |
| Average employees | 182 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
2 signals 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
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-01-16➖HALL, Greg Simon resigneddirector
- 2025-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-09📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-09-09📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-11📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-08-11🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2023-03-02📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-02-27🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Close Invoice Finance LTD
- 2022-11-15📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-11-15📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-11-15📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2022-07-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-23📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-04-15📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-04-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-04-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-03-31➕HALL, Greg Simon appointeddirector
- 2021-03-31➖HEPBURN, Ronald Edward resigneddirector
- 2020-12-03📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-12-19➕MCBRIDE, Maurice appointeddirector
- 2019-12-16➖MCGARVIE, Henry Murray resigneddirector
- 2019-07-08➖RIDDEL, John resigneddirector
- 2019-06-24🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Shawbrook Bank Limited
- 2019-02-19➕LINDEN, Martin appointeddirector
- 2019-02-19➕RIDDEL, John appointeddirector
- 2018-12-03🏢Company incorporatedAs WINDOW SUPPLY COMPANY LTD
- 2018-12-03➕MURRAY, Duncan Mclelland appointeddirector
- 2018-12-03➕HEPBURN, Ronald Edward appointeddirector
- 2018-12-03➕MCGARVIE, Henry Murray appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
Bgf Gp Limited (As The General Partner Of Bgf Investments Lp) holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Duncan Mclelland Murray Individual · British · DOB 11/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 21/01/2020 |
Bgf Gp Limited (As The General Partner Of Bgf Investments Lp) Corporate entity | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 19/12/2019 |
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Ronald Edward Hepburnceased 15/06/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Duncan Mclelland Murrayceased 19/12/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
- Mr Ronald Edward Hepburnceased 19/12/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
- Mr Henry Murray Mcgarvieceased 19/02/2019· 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.
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
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Filing status
Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Close Invoice Finance Close Invoice Finance LTD | A registered charge | — | 27/02/2023 | — | |
| satisfied | Shawbrook Shawbrook Bank Limited | A registered charge | — | 24/06/2019 | 11/08/2023 |