AL'S INDUSTRIAL CLEANERS LIMITED

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04606650 · ltd · incorporated 2002-12-03
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other building and industrial cleaning activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (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 (73/100).

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
10 officers (2 active, 10 linked, 4 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
72 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees100100

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-09-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-09-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-05-31
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2019-05-31
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2019-05-31
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2019-05-22
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    ELSON, Sarah Lorraine resigned
    director
  12. 2019-01-31
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2019-01-31
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2018-08-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-08-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-06-01
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    HAINES, Alyson Lorraine appointed
    director
  18. 2008-12-15
    ➕
    HAINES, Alyson Lorraine appointed
    secretary
  19. 2008-12-15
    ➖
    HUGHES, Nadine Louise resigned
    secretary
  20. 2008-07-03
    ➖
    ELSON, Darren Paul resigned
    secretary
  21. 2008-07-03
    ➕
    HUGHES, Nadine Louise appointed
    secretary
  22. 2008-04-30
    ➖
    EMANUEL, Alyson Lorraine resigned
    secretary
  23. 2008-04-30
    ➖
    EMANUEL, Alyson Lorraine resigned
    director
  24. 2008-04-30
    ➖
    HAINES, Michael Derek resigned
    director
  25. 2008-04-27
    ➕
    ELSON, Darren Paul appointed
    secretary
  26. 2008-04-27
    ➕
    ELSON, Sarah Lorraine appointed
    director
  27. 2002-12-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AL'S INDUSTRIAL CLEANERS LIMITED
  28. 2002-12-03
    ➕
    EMANUEL, Alyson Lorraine appointed
    secretary
  29. 2002-12-03
    ➕
    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 2002-12-03
    ➖
    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 2002-12-03
    ➕
    EMANUEL, Alyson Lorraine appointed
    director
  32. 2002-12-03
    ➕
    HAINES, Michael Derek appointed
    director
  33. 2002-12-03
    ➕
    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  34. 2002-12-03
    ➖
    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — 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 61. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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
Mrs Alyson Lorraine Haines
Individual · British · DOB 07/1965 · age 61
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control24/01/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Sarah Lorraine Elsonceased 22/05/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2002-12-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC81229 — Other building and industrial cleaning activities

Registered office

60 Scarlet Avenue
Port Talbot
West Glamorgan
SA12 7PH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-07
Last: 2026-01-24

Officers (2 active · 8 resigned)

HAINES, Alyson Lorraine→
secretary · appointed 2008-12-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HAINES, Alyson Lorraine→
director · ~61y · appointed 2016-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ELSON, Darren Paul→
secretary · appointed 2008-04-27 · resigned 2008-07-03
Resigned
EMANUEL, Alyson Lorraine→
secretary · appointed 2002-12-03 · resigned 2008-04-30
Resigned
HUGHES, Nadine Louise→
secretary · appointed 2008-07-03 · resigned 2008-12-15
Resigned
BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-12-03 · resigned 2002-12-03
Resigned
ELSON, Sarah Lorraine→
director · ~43y · appointed 2008-04-27 · resigned 2019-05-22
Resigned
EMANUEL, Alyson Lorraine→
director · ~61y · appointed 2002-12-03 · resigned 2008-04-30
Resigned
HAINES, Michael Derek→
director · ~62y · appointed 2002-12-03 · resigned 2008-04-30
Resigned
BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-12-03 · resigned 2002-12-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (72 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-09-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2019-05-31