A & D CLEANING SERVICES LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
06636973 · ltd · incorporated 2008-07-03
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
£19.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: General cleaning of buildings
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, 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).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
67 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £19,613
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£20k
↑ 40% YoY
Current Assets
£26k
↑ 25% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £19.6k | £14.0k |
| Current assets | £26.1k | £20.9k |
| Net assets | £19.6k | £14.0k |
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.
See pricing →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 (29 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-05-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-04-13📄change-person-director-companyofficers · CH01
- 2023-12-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-12-06📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-12-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-12-01➖ROBINSON, Dale resigneddirector
- 2023-12-01➖STEPHENS, Nicholas Charles resigneddirector
- 2023-09-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-datepersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-09-15📄change-person-director-companyofficers · CH01
- 2023-09-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-03-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-06-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-08➕STEPHENS, Nicholas Charles appointeddirector
- 2015-08-01➕ROBINSON, Dale appointeddirector
- 2012-11-12➖ROBINSON, Dale resigneddirector
- 2008-07-03🏢Company incorporatedAs A & D CLEANING SERVICES LIMITED
- 2008-07-03➕BARROWMAN, Anne appointeddirector
- 2008-07-03➕OCS CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2008-07-03➖OCS CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2008-07-03➕ROBINSON, Dale appointeddirector
- 2008-07-03➕OCS DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2008-07-03➖OCS DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
98/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong 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 18 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
cleanNo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Anne Barrowman Individual · British · DOB 07/1950 · age 76 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Nicholas Charles Stephensceased 01/12/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-07-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC81210 — General cleaning of buildings
Registered office
Catam Thorpe Bank
Fylinghorpe
Whitby
North Yorkshire
YO22 4UA
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-21
Last: 2026-04-07
Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)
BARROWMAN, Anne→
Activedirector · ~76y · appointed 2008-07-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
OCS CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2008-07-03 · resigned 2008-07-03
ROBINSON, Dale→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · appointed 2015-08-01 · resigned 2023-12-01
ROBINSON, Dale→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · appointed 2008-07-03 · resigned 2012-11-12
STEPHENS, Nicholas Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2019-04-08 · resigned 2023-12-01
OCS DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2008-07-03 · resigned 2008-07-03
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Recent filings (67 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-13
change-person-director-company
officers · CH01
2024-04-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-12-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-12-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-12-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-date
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-15
change-person-director-company
officers · CH01
2023-09-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-31