A A GILLESPIE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06362090 · ltd · incorporated 2007-09-05
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Window cleaning services
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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 (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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
52 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30

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.

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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 (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-09-24
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  4. 2025-09-24
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2025-06-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-01-28
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    officers · CH01
  7. 2025-01-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2025-01-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2024-09-23
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    GILLESPIE, Charlotte resigned
    secretary
  10. 2024-09-23
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    GILLESPIE, Charlotte resigned
    director
  11. 2024-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-02-20
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2023-02-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2022-06-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-03-27
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    accounts · AA
  19. 2007-09-05
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    Company incorporated
    As A A GILLESPIE LIMITED
  20. 2007-09-05
    ➕
    GILLESPIE, Andrew Alexander appointed
    director
  21. 2007-09-05
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    GILLESPIE, Charlotte appointed
    secretary
  22. 2007-09-05
    ➕
    GILLESPIE, Charlotte appointed
    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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "GILLESPIE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Alexander Gillespie
Individual · British · DOB 10/1976 · age 50
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting05/09/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Charlotte Gillespieceased 23/09/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · significant influence

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
Incorporated2007-09-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC81221 — Window cleaning services

Registered office

2 Emmanuel Gardens
Cheltenham
GL53 7NT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-19
Last: 2025-09-05

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

GILLESPIE, Andrew Alexander→
director · ~50y · appointed 2007-09-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GILLESPIE, Charlotte→
secretary · appointed 2007-09-05 · resigned 2024-09-23
Resigned
GILLESPIE, Charlotte→
director · ~44y · appointed 2007-09-05 · resigned 2024-09-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (52 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-24
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-09-24
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-07