A1 WINDOW CLEANING SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04440912 · ltd · incorporated 2002-05-16
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
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year to May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
63 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
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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£0£0£0£0£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Average employees100100

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-15
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-21
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
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  4. 2024-01-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-01-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-05-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2020-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-10-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-09-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-09-28
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-05-21
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2016-05-21
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  15. 2016-05-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2002-05-16
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    Company incorporated
    As A1 WINDOW CLEANING SERVICES LIMITED
  17. 2002-05-16
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    SIMS, Nicola Jane appointed
    secretary
  18. 2002-05-16
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    SIMS, Nicholas John appointed
    director
  19. 2002-05-16
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    SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2002-05-16
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    SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2002-05-16
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    CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  22. 2002-05-16
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    CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

85/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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

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 Nicholas John Sims
Individual · British · DOB 06/1975 · age 51
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control15/05/2017

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
Incorporated2002-05-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

9 Station Approach
Melksham
Wiltshire
SN12 8BN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-30
Last: 2026-05-16

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

SIMS, Nicola Jane→
secretary · appointed 2002-05-16
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Active
SIMS, Nicholas John→
director · ~51y · appointed 2002-05-16
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Active
SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2002-05-16 · resigned 2002-05-16
Resigned
CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2002-05-16 · resigned 2002-05-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (63 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-23