ADVANCED WATER MAINTENANCE LTD

💤Zombieactive
03837859 · ltd · incorporated 1999-09-08
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 Oct 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Window cleaning services
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 26.6y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 26.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
75 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years 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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£0£3k£5k£8k£11k£13kOct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Total assets—£13.2k
Current assets—£13.4k
Net assets—£10.4k
Average employees400—

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-06-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-02-06
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  6. 2023-02-03
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2023-02-03
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2023-02-03
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2023-02-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2023-02-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2023-02-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2023-02-03
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  13. 2023-02-01
    ➕
    PROUD, Scott Hartley Joseph appointed
    director
  14. 2023-02-01
    ➖
    BAXENDALE, Lisa resigned
    secretary
  15. 2023-02-01
    ➖
    BAXENDALE, Lisa resigned
    director
  16. 2023-02-01
    ➖
    BAXENDALE, Paul resigned
    director
  17. 2022-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2022-11-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  19. 2022-11-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2022-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2021-06-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  22. 2019-07-23
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    Charge satisfied #1
  23. 1999-10-18
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  24. 1999-09-08
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    Company incorporated
    As ADVANCED WATER MAINTENANCE LTD
  25. 1999-09-08
    ➕
    BAXENDALE, Lisa appointed
    secretary
  26. 1999-09-08
    ➕
    LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 1999-09-08
    ➖
    LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 1999-09-08
    ➕
    BAXENDALE, Lisa appointed
    director
  29. 1999-09-08
    ➕
    BAXENDALE, Paul appointed
    director
  30. 1999-09-08
    ➕
    LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  31. 1999-09-08
    ➖
    LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

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

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Scott Hartley Joseph Proud
Individual · British · DOB 02/1988 · age 38
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/02/2023
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Lisa Baxendaleceased 01/02/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Paul Baxendaleceased 01/02/2023· 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
Incorporated1999-09-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC81221 — Window cleaning services

Registered office

Fourth Floor St James House
St. James's Row
Burnley
Lancashire
BB11 1DR
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-25
Last: 2026-02-11

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

PROUD, Scott Hartley Joseph→
director · ~38y · appointed 2023-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BAXENDALE, Lisa→
secretary · appointed 1999-09-08 · resigned 2023-02-01
Resigned
LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-09-08 · resigned 1999-09-08
Resigned
BAXENDALE, Lisa→
director · ~59y · appointed 1999-09-08 · resigned 2023-02-01
Resigned
BAXENDALE, Paul→
director · ~62y · appointed 1999-09-08 · resigned 2023-02-01
Resigned
LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-09-08 · resigned 1999-09-08
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Debenture1 property18/10/199923/07/2019

Recent filings (75 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-11
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-02-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-02-03
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-02-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-02-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-02-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-02-03