A1 WINDOW CLEANING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05399404 · ltd · incorporated 2005-03-19
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
£7.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Window cleaning services
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 69). 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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)
74
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
55 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £7,014
Net assets shrinking
Down £429 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£7k
↓ 5.8% YoY
Current Assets
£19k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£4k£8k£11k£15k£19kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£11.6k£13.5k
Current assets£19.0k£19.0k
Net assets£7.0k£7.4k

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

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 (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-08-23
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2023-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-03-30
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2019-12-30
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-07-19
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    officers · AP03
  10. 2019-07-06
    ➕
    BOAST, Caroline appointed
    secretary
  11. 2018-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-12-30
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-06-29
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    officers · TM02
  15. 2016-06-27
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    BOAST, Caroline Jane resigned
    secretary
  16. 2016-03-24
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2015-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2005-03-19
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    Company incorporated
    As A1 WINDOW CLEANING LIMITED
  19. 2005-03-19
    ➕
    BOAST, Terence Earl appointed
    director
  20. 2005-03-19
    ➕
    BOAST, Caroline Jane appointed
    secretary
  21. 2005-03-19
    ➕
    JL NOMINEES TWO LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2005-03-19
    ➖
    JL NOMINEES TWO LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2005-03-19
    ➕
    JL NOMINEES ONE LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 2005-03-19
    ➖
    JL NOMINEES ONE LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Caroline Boast
Individual · British · DOB 12/1957 · age 69
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/04/2018
Mr Terri Boast
Individual · British · DOB 02/1957 · age 69
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2005-03-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC81221 — Window cleaning services

Registered office

Norden House
Stowell Street
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE1 4YB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-02
Last: 2026-03-19

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

BOAST, Caroline→
secretary · appointed 2019-07-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BOAST, Terence Earl→
director · ~69y · appointed 2005-03-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BOAST, Caroline Jane→
secretary · appointed 2005-03-19 · resigned 2016-06-27
Resigned
JL NOMINEES TWO LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-03-19 · resigned 2005-03-19
Resigned
JL NOMINEES ONE LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-03-19 · resigned 2005-03-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (55 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-15
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accounts · AA
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-10
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2021-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-30