CLASSIQUE BLINDS LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC765066 · ltd · incorporated 2023-04-05
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 Apr 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 13923
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 47510SIC 47510
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 0.9y

10/100
under pressure

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

  • · Newest facility, 0.9 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
11 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

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

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-04-30
Average employees-300

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-01-07
    BURLEY, Clara resigned
    director
  3. 2025-06-04
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  4. 2025-05-30
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Finbiz Funding Limited
  5. 2024-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-04-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2024-02-22
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  8. 2023-05-30
    BURLEY, Clara appointed
    director
  9. 2023-05-30
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2023-05-30
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2023-05-30
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2023-04-05
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    Company incorporated
    As CLASSIQUE BLINDS LTD
  13. 2023-04-05
    BURLEY, James appointed
    director
  14. 2023-04-05
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-18

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr James Burley
Individual · British · DOB 11/1991 · age 35
5075%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control05/04/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Clara Burleyceased 30/05/2023· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control · firm interest

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
Incorporated2023-04-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC13923 — SIC 13923

Registered office

Unit 65 Magbiehill Park
Stewarton
Ayrshire
KA3 3DX
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-04-30
Last made up to: 2024-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-18OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-04

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

BURLEY, James
director · ~35y · appointed 2023-04-05
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Active
BURLEY, Clara
director · ~35y · appointed 2023-05-30 · resigned 2026-01-07
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Finbiz Funding
Finbiz Funding Limited
A registered charge1 property30/05/2025
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Recent filings (11 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-08
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-17
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-02-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-05-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-05-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-30
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-04-05