ACTION BEE CLEANING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05701099 · ltd · incorporated 2006-02-07
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
£33.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other cleaning services
Sector: Administrative & support services
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 96090Other service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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 (70/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
74 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £32,954

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£33k
Current Assets
£215k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-31
Total assets£38.5k
Current assets£215.1k
Net assets£33.0k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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  2. 2025-12-31
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  3. 2024-12-31
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  4. 2023-12-31
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  5. 2023-10-17
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  6. 2023-09-30
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    accounts · AA01
  7. 2023-06-15
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-06-07
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    gazette · DISS40
  9. 2023-06-06
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2022-12-31
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2021-12-31
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  12. 2021-06-30
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  13. 2021-06-30
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  14. 2021-03-31
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  15. 2020-12-23
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-09-30
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    accounts · AA01
  17. 2019-06-29
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    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-03-31
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    accounts · AA
  19. 2006-02-07
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    Company incorporated
    As ACTION BEE CLEANING LIMITED
  20. 2006-02-07
    ➕
    PATON, Enrika appointed
    secretary
  21. 2006-02-07
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    PATON, Stuart Patric appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 20 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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
Mr Stuart Paton
Individual · New Zealander · DOB 05/1974 · age 52
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Enrika Paton
Individual · Lithuanian · DOB 07/1981 · age 45
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
Incorporated2006-02-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC81299 — Other cleaning services

Registered office

Unit 11 Bell Industrial Estate
Cunnington Street
Chiswick
London
W4 5HB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-21
Last: 2026-02-07

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

PATON, Enrika→
secretary · appointed 2006-02-07
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Active
PATON, Stuart Patric→
director · ~52y · appointed 2006-02-07
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Active

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Recent filings (74 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-17
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-15
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-06-07
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-10
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-09