AQUARIUS WINDOW CLEANING SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

06363241 · ltd · incorporated 2007-09-06

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 2026

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

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 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 (76/100)

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

5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

60 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2026-03-31	2025-03-31
Average employees	0	0

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

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand

2026-05-12
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2023-11-29
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2023-02-16
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2021-12-20
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2020-10-20
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DAVIES, Warren appointed
secretary
2020-06-15
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DAVIES, Warren appointed
director
2020-06-15
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HOLLINS, James Alexander resigned
secretary
2020-06-15
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HOLLINS, James Alexander resigned
director
2020-06-15
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PUGH, James Edward resigned
director
2020-06-15
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2007-09-06
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Company incorporated
As AQUARIUS WINDOW CLEANING SERVICES LIMITED
2007-09-06
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HOLLINS, James Alexander appointed
secretary
2007-09-06
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HOLLINS, James Alexander appointed
director
2007-09-06
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PUGH, James Edward 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
Mr Warren Davies Individual · British · DOB 07/1990 · age 36	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	15/06/2020

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

James Edward Pughceased 15/06/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
Mr James Alexander Hollinsceased 15/06/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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

Incorporated2007-09-06

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC81221 — Window cleaning services

Registered office

Beech House Anchorage Avenue

Shrewsbury Business Park

Shrewsbury

SY2 6FG

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-12-31

Last made up to: 2026-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-15

Last: 2025-09-01

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

DAVIES, Warren→

secretary · appointed 2020-06-15

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Active

DAVIES, Warren→

director · ~36y · appointed 2020-06-15

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Active

HOLLINS, James Alexander→

secretary · appointed 2007-09-06 · resigned 2020-06-15

Resigned

HOLLINS, James Alexander→

director · ~64y · appointed 2007-09-06 · resigned 2020-06-15

Resigned

PUGH, James Edward→

director · ~66y · appointed 2007-09-06 · resigned 2020-06-15

Resigned

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