3 WAY CLEANING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

03457928 · ltd · incorporated 1997-10-30

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Sept 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

72/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: General cleaning of buildings

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Asset purchase likely safer than share purchase given structural signals. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 14.5y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 14.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

Lenders & charges

4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)

Directors & officers

9 officers (5 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

100 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

72/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-09-30	2023-09-30

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand

2025-06-30
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accounts · AA
2024-07-24
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-07-24
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-07-11
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-07-10
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statement-of-companys-objects
change-of-constitution · CC04
2024-06-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-09
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-29
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REDDING, Richard Anthony resigned
director
2023-06-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-30
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REDDING, Richard Anthony appointed
director
2023-01-30
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-01-26
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-06-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-30
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capital · SH06
2021-06-30
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capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2020-04-29
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WEBB, Victoria resigned
director
2020-04-29
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-01-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-13
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2019-11-28
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Charge registered #4
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2019-10-16
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Charge registered #3
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2019-10-11
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Charge satisfied #2
2017-01-05
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Charge satisfied #1
2016-02-22
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance Limited
2014-11-01
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WEBB, Lucy Katherine appointed
director
2011-10-31
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
2010-10-01
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WEBB, Anthony appointed
secretary
2010-10-01
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WEBB, Anthony appointed
director
2010-10-01
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WEBB, Victoria appointed
director
2010-09-30
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WEBB, June Brenda resigned
secretary
1997-10-30
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Company incorporated
As 3 WAY CLEANING LIMITED
1997-10-30
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WEBB, George Alan appointed
director
1997-10-30
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WEBB, June Brenda appointed
director
1997-10-30
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WEBB, June Brenda appointed
secretary
1997-10-30
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CHETTLEBURGH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1997-10-30
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CHETTLEBURGH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary

Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100

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 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high · 1 med ·

Confirmation statement overdue

high

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

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-23

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Anthony Webb Individual · British · DOB 11/1974 · age 52	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	01/06/2016

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

Incorporated1997-10-30

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC81210 — General cleaning of buildings

Registered office

Unit 7 Capstan Centre,

Thurrock Park Way

Tilbury

Essex

RM18 7HH

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-06-30

Last made up to: 2024-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-04-23OVERDUE

Last: 2025-04-09