ACS CLEANING SERVICES LIMITED

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04460719 · ltd · incorporated 2002-06-13
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 Jun 2024
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 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 (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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
65 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 Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2023Jun 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-06-302023-06-30
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
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2024-05-23
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  3. 2023-05-18
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  4. 2022-06-27
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  5. 2021-06-24
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  6. 2020-03-26
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  7. 2019-02-28
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  8. 2018-03-26
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  9. 2017-03-23
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  10. 2016-06-13
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  11. 2016-04-08
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  12. 2015-06-17
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  13. 2015-04-14
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  14. 2014-06-17
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  15. 2014-06-17
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  16. 2014-03-27
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  17. 2009-06-01
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    BUTLER, David Alexander resigned
    secretary
  18. 2003-04-28
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    ALLPORT, Jonathan Paul appointed
    director
  19. 2003-04-28
    ➕
    BUTLER, David Alexander appointed
    secretary
  20. 2003-04-28
    ➖
    BUTLER, Gavin Scott Alexander resigned
    secretary
  21. 2003-04-28
    ➖
    BUTLER, Gavin Scott Alexander resigned
    director
  22. 2003-04-28
    ➖
    MORGAN, Barrie John resigned
    director
  23. 2002-10-11
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    BUTLER, Gavin Scott Alexander appointed
    secretary
  24. 2002-10-11
    ➖
    BUTLER, Janice resigned
    nominee-secretary
  25. 2002-10-11
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    BUTLER, Alexander Lowe resigned
    nominee-director
  26. 2002-10-11
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    BUTLER, Gavin Scott Alexander appointed
    director
  27. 2002-10-11
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    MORGAN, Barrie John appointed
    director
  28. 2002-06-13
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    Company incorporated
    As ACS CLEANING SERVICES LIMITED
  29. 2002-06-13
    ➕
    BUTLER, Janice appointed
    nominee-secretary
  30. 2002-06-13
    ➕
    BUTLER, Alexander Lowe appointed
    nominee-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 23 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 23 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 Jonathan Paul Allport
Individual · British · DOB 01/1972 · age 54
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control13/06/2017

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
Incorporated2002-06-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC81221 — Window cleaning services

Registered office

Suite 1 Telford House
Warwick Road
Carlisle
Cumbria
CA1 2BT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-27
Last: 2025-06-13

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

ALLPORT, Jonathan Paul→
director · ~54y · appointed 2003-04-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BUTLER, David Alexander→
secretary · appointed 2003-04-28 · resigned 2009-06-01
Resigned
BUTLER, Gavin Scott Alexander→
secretary · appointed 2002-10-11 · resigned 2003-04-28
Resigned
BUTLER, Janice→
nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-06-13 · resigned 2002-10-11
Resigned
BUTLER, Alexander Lowe→
nominee-director · ~76y · appointed 2002-06-13 · resigned 2002-10-11
Resigned
BUTLER, Gavin Scott Alexander→
director · ~48y · appointed 2002-10-11 · resigned 2003-04-28
Resigned
MORGAN, Barrie John→
director · ~49y · appointed 2002-10-11 · resigned 2003-04-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (65 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-01
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-06-13