A CLEAN SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05154034 · ltd · incorporated 2004-06-15
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
—
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£29.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: General cleaning of buildings
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). 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 (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 (1 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
58 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £29,615

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£88k
Net Worth
£30k
Current Assets
£178k
Current Liabilities
—
£0£36k£71k£107k£143k£178kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£30.2k—
Current assets£178.3k—
Cash£88.3k—
Debtors£89.5k—
Net assets£29.6k—
Average employees—400

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-06
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-28
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-06
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-03-29
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  6. 2021-02-05
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-05-15
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-03-29
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-03-29
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-07-04
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2017-02-06
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-07-11
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    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2016-07-11
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    officers · CH01
  14. 2016-01-20
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-06-15
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-03-16
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  17. 2008-09-16
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    WHEELDON, Jacqueline Elaine resigned
    secretary
  18. 2004-06-21
    ➕
    CRESSWELL, Alan Martin appointed
    director
  19. 2004-06-21
    ➕
    WHEELDON, Jacqueline Elaine appointed
    secretary
  20. 2004-06-15
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    Company incorporated
    As A CLEAN SERVICES LIMITED
  21. 2004-06-15
    ➕
    HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2004-06-15
    ➖
    HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2004-06-15
    ➕
    HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 2004-06-15
    ➖
    HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

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.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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

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 Alan Martin Cresswell
Individual · British · DOB 11/1965 · age 61
75–100%
—75-100% shares14/06/2017

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
Incorporated2004-06-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC81210 — General cleaning of buildings

Registered office

Severn House
Hazell Drive
Newport
NP10 8FY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-29
Last: 2025-06-15

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

CRESSWELL, Alan Martin→
director · ~61y · appointed 2004-06-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WHEELDON, Jacqueline Elaine→
secretary · appointed 2004-06-21 · resigned 2008-09-16
Resigned
HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-06-15 · resigned 2004-06-15
Resigned
HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-06-15 · resigned 2004-06-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (58 total)

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2026-03-23
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-26
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2025-03-06
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2024-06-24
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accounts · AA
2024-03-28
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2023-06-22
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accounts · AA
2023-02-06
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2022-08-18
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accounts · AA
2022-03-29
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2021-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-02-05
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2020-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-05-15
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2019-03-29