ALLIANCE CLEANING (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
06694280 · ltd · incorporated 2008-09-10
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒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
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 17.8y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 17.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (85/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
3 years of iXBRL accounts extracted + narrative notes parsed
95
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
73 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | — | £372.7k |
| Debtors | — | — | £25.6k |
| Net assets | — | — | £372.7k |
| Average employees | 1 | 0 | — |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals 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
2
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2026-07-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-09-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-18📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-18📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-05-29📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2019-05-29🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2018-06-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-10📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2017-10-03🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2012-09-28➕DAY, Annette appointedsecretary
- 2012-09-28➖CAIN, Ian John resignedsecretary
- 2012-09-28➖CAIN, Ian John resigneddirector
- 2009-09-30➕CAIN, Ian John appointedsecretary
- 2008-10-01🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2008-09-10🏢Company incorporatedAs ALLIANCE CLEANING (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
- 2008-09-10➕BISHOP, Daniel appointeddirector
- 2008-09-10➕ACI SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2008-09-10➖ACI SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2008-09-10➕CAIN, Ian John appointeddirector
- 2008-09-10➕KING, John Anthony appointeddirector
- 2008-09-10➖KING, John Anthony resigneddirector
Owner dependency
85/100
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.
Succession & seller-readiness
68/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Daniel Bishop Individual · English · DOB 05/1974 · age 52 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence | 06/04/2016 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Similar companies
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALTROSPORT SURFACES LIMITED→ 00220242 · est 1927 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 99y | — | — |
| ANDREW JOHN SMITH LTD→ 14020672 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ARRON COFEY SCARDIFIELD MODESTE LTD→ 15793318 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ASHLEYS (HITCHIN) LIMITED→ 03732717 · est 1999 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 27y | — | — |
| ASPIRE NETWORKS LIMITED→ 06274760 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| ASSOCIATION FOR RATIONAL EMOTIVE BEHAVIOUR THERAPY→ 04441094 · est 2002 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 23y | — | — |
| AZTEK SELF STORAGE LTD→ 07998572 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| B NATURAL LIMITED→ 07633453 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| BANANA DOLPHIN LTD→ 09038303 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| BARNET WOODHOUSE LIMITED→ 12774381 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| BATTISTON CONSULTING LTD→ 08073795 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| BEAUVAL INTERIORS LLP→ OC304836 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-09-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
1 Labby Green Close
Cole Green
Hertford
Hertfordshire
SG14 2FY
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-24
Last: 2025-09-10
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
Active
BISHOP, Daniel→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2008-09-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CAIN, Ian John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2009-09-30 · resigned 2012-09-28
ACI SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2008-09-10 · resigned 2008-09-10
CAIN, Ian John→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2008-09-10 · resigned 2012-09-28
KING, John Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 2008-09-10 · resigned 2008-09-10
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 03/10/2017 | — | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Guarantee & debenture | 1 property | 01/10/2008 | 29/05/2019 |
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Recent filings (73 total)
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-16