ALAN BAILEY WINDOW CLEANING LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05121310 · ltd · incorporated 2004-05-06
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
£87.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Window cleaning services
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
57 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £87,045
Net assets shrinking
Down £2,466 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£87k
↓ 2.8% YoY
Current Assets
£76k
↓ 20% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £87.0k | £114.7k |
| Current assets | £76.3k | £94.9k |
| Net assets | £87.0k | £89.5k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-13📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-02-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-02-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-02-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-27📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-03📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AAMD
- 2015-03-02➕HEAD, Clare Louise appointeddirector
- 2015-03-02➕HEAD, Paul appointeddirector
- 2015-03-02➖BAILEY, Eileen resignedsecretary
- 2015-03-02➖BAILEY, Alan John resigneddirector
- 2004-05-06🏢Company incorporatedAs ALAN BAILEY WINDOW CLEANING LIMITED
- 2004-05-06➕BAILEY, Eileen appointedsecretary
- 2004-05-06➕BAILEY, Alan John appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
51/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Paul Head Individual · British · DOB 02/1972 · age 54 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Clare Louise Head Individual · British · DOB 07/1974 · age 52 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Alan John Baileyceased 13/09/2024· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-05-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC81221 — Window cleaning services
Registered office
1 Scott Court
Barrs Court
Bristol
BS30 7BN
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-27
Last: 2025-09-13
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
HEAD, Clare Louise→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2015-03-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BAILEY, Eileen→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-05-06 · resigned 2015-03-02
BAILEY, Alan John→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · appointed 2004-05-06 · resigned 2015-03-02
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Recent filings (57 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-02-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-02-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-28