NORTON OFFICE CLEANING LTD

💤Zombieactive

06198912 · ltd · incorporated 2007-04-02

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 Mar 2025

Net worth

£14.9k

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 39000

Sector: Water supply & waste

Investor take

Pursue

Strong 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. 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 (78/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

57 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £14,941

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£15k

↑ 322% YoY

Current Assets

£100

↓ 99% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£14.9k	£-6.7k
Current assets	£100	£6.9k
Cash	—	£0
Debtors	—	£6.8k
Net assets	£14.9k	£-6.7k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand

2026-02-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-03-05
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accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2023-12-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-12-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-10-27
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-10-27
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-10-27
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-10-27
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-08-15
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ALEXANDER, William Thomas appointed
secretary
2022-08-15
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BURT, Amanda appointed
director
2022-08-15
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CHAMBERLAIN, Andrew Stephen resigned
secretary
2022-08-15
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ALEXANDER, William Thomas resigned
director
2022-08-15
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-08-15
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-08-15
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-03-01
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change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-02-16
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accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2022-01-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-12-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-01
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ALEXANDER, William Thomas appointed
director
2020-10-01
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BURT, Amanda resigned
director
2020-10-01
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-10-01
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-10-01
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2017-01-01
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ABBOTT, Martin David resigned
secretary
2017-01-01
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CHAMBERLAIN, Andrew Stephen appointed
secretary
2007-04-02
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Company incorporated
As NORTON OFFICE CLEANING LTD
2007-04-02
➕
ABBOTT, Martin David appointed
secretary
2007-04-02
➕
BURT, Amanda appointed
director

Owner dependency

75/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Amanda Burt Individual · British · DOB 09/1981 · age 45	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2007-04-02

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC39000 — SIC 39000

Registered office

8 Old Bromley Lane

Hereford

Herefordshire

HR1 1GE

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-28

Last: 2026-01-14

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

ALEXANDER, William Thomas→

secretary · appointed 2022-08-15

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BURT, Amanda→

director · ~45y · appointed 2022-08-15

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

ABBOTT, Martin David→

secretary · appointed 2007-04-02 · resigned 2017-01-01

Resigned

CHAMBERLAIN, Andrew Stephen→

secretary · appointed 2017-01-01 · resigned 2022-08-15

Resigned

ALEXANDER, William Thomas→

director · ~68y · appointed 2020-10-01 · resigned 2022-08-15

Resigned

BURT, Amanda→

director · ~45y · appointed 2007-04-02 · resigned 2020-10-01

Resigned

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Recent filings (57 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2026-02-06

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-01-15

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-01-21

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2024-12-30

accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AAMD

2024-03-05

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-01-29

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2023-12-28

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-01-30

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2022-12-19

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2022-10-27

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2022-10-27

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2022-10-27

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2022-10-27

appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date

officers · AP03

2022-08-15

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2022-08-15