ACCURATE CLEANING SOLUTIONS LTD

💤Zombieactive
06623823 · ltd · incorporated 2008-06-18
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 76). 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 16.4y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 16.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 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
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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£0Oct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Average employees-200-200

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-01-14
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  6. 2023-01-14
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    Charge satisfied #1
  7. 2022-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-07-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-07-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-07-15
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-07-15
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2013-03-08
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    SUTTON, Dawn, Mrs. appointed
    secretary
  18. 2013-03-08
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    BROUGHTON, Leanne Claire resigned
    secretary
  19. 2012-01-23
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    SUTTON, Stephen appointed
    director
  20. 2012-01-23
    ➖
    SUTTON, James Alexander resigned
    director
  21. 2009-12-31
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Bibby Financial Services Limited (Security Trustee)
  22. 2009-03-09
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    BROUGHTON, Leanne Claire appointed
    secretary
  23. 2009-03-09
    ➖
    SUTTON, Stephen resigned
    secretary
  24. 2008-06-18
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    Company incorporated
    As ACCURATE CLEANING SOLUTIONS LTD
  25. 2008-06-18
    ➕
    SUTTON, Stephen appointed
    secretary
  26. 2008-06-18
    ➕
    SUTTON, James Alexander appointed
    director
  27. 2008-06-18
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    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  28. 2008-06-18
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    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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 Stephen Sutton
Individual · British · DOB 04/1950 · age 76
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2008-06-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46190 — Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods

Registered office

46 Southfield Road
Holton-Le-Clay
Grimsby
DN36 5YG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-05
Last: 2026-03-22

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

SUTTON, Dawn, Mrs.→
secretary · appointed 2013-03-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SUTTON, Stephen→
director · ~76y · appointed 2012-01-23
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Active
BROUGHTON, Leanne Claire→
secretary · appointed 2009-03-09 · resigned 2013-03-08
Resigned
SUTTON, Stephen→
secretary · appointed 2008-06-18 · resigned 2009-03-09
Resigned
SUTTON, James Alexander→
director · ~44y · appointed 2008-06-18 · resigned 2012-01-23
Resigned
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2008-06-18 · resigned 2008-06-18
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Bibby Financial Services
Bibby Financial Services Limited (Security Trustee)
Debenture1 property31/12/200914/01/2023

Recent filings (55 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-24
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-30