COMMERCIAL MAINTENANCE SERVICES UK LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

03986552 · ltd · incorporated 2000-05-05

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 Mar 2025

Net worth

£4.30M

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 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

5 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 22.1y

35/100

too messy

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

· Oldest live charge is 22.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)

Directors & officers

15 officers (6 active, 15 linked, 9 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

16 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

116 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

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 £4,302,139

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£19k

Net Worth

£4.3m

Current Assets

£12m

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31
Total assets	£5.49M
Current assets	£12.36M
Cash	£18.8k
Debtors	£12.14M
Net assets	£4.30M

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

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 4 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (54 events)Click to expand

2025-12-27
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officers · CH01
2025-12-24
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officers · CH01
2025-12-24
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-24
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-12-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
accounts · AA
2025-04-29
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-24
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accounts · AA
2024-03-28
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officers · TM01
2024-03-05
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THOMPSON, Robert Charles resigned
director
2024-01-18
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-05
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WALSH, Michael Bernard resigned
director
2023-12-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-03
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accounts · AA01
2022-08-12
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-08-12
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-05-09
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mortgage · MR01
2022-05-06
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Arbuthnot Commercial Asset Based Lending Limited
2022-05-04
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mortgage · MR04
2022-05-04
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-05-04
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Charge satisfied #4
2022-05-04
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Charge satisfied #3
2022-04-13
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officers · AP01
2022-04-11
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officers · AP01
2022-04-11
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officers · AP01
2022-04-08
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BARRAND, Peter John appointed
director
2022-04-08
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DUNN, Stephen appointed
director
2022-04-08
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HOSKYNS-ABRAHALL, Bennet Mansel Leigh appointed
director
2022-04-08
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MANSON, Christopher John appointed
director
2022-04-08
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SMITH, Neil William resigned
director
2022-04-08
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THOMPSON, Robert Charles appointed
director
2022-04-08
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WALSH, Michael Bernard appointed
director
2022-01-25
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Charge satisfied #2
2020-04-30
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
2012-05-23
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2007-08-22
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2007-08-17
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Charge satisfied #1
2004-04-21
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Charge registered #1
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2003-11-03
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SMITH, Nicholas John appointed
secretary
2003-11-03
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SMITH, Nicholas John appointed
director
2003-11-03
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SMITH, Sallyann resigned
secretary
2003-11-03
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JL NOMINEES TWO LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2002-01-31
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SMITH, Sallyann appointed
secretary
2002-01-03
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MCGILL, Sarah Lynn resigned
secretary
2001-04-25
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MCGILL, Sarah Lynn appointed
secretary
2001-04-25
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SMITH, Neil William resigned
secretary
2001-04-25
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BROWN, Nicholas Robert resigned
director
2000-05-05
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Company incorporated
As COMMERCIAL MAINTENANCE SERVICES UK LIMITED
2000-05-05
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SMITH, Neil William appointed
secretary
2000-05-05
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JL NOMINEES TWO LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary

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Owner dependency

58/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

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.

Group structure

Cms Holdings Uk Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Cms Holdings Uk Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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COMMERCIAL MAINTENANCE SERVICES UK LIMITED

This company · 03986552

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Cms Holdings Uk Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2000-05-05

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Innovation House

Hawks Road

Gateshead

NE8 3AD

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-19

Last: 2026-05-05