ALFA CLEANING LTD

🌳Matureactive
07308459 · ltd · incorporated 2010-07-08
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£4.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
68/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: General cleaning of buildings
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed trade-services with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 68/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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 (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
40 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
68/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
64
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £4,265
Net assets shrinking
Down £18,471 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£4k
↓ 81% YoY
Current Assets
£27k
↓ 24% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£7k£14k£21k£28k£35kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£6.3k£24.6k
Current assets£26.6k£35.1k
Net assets£4.3k£22.7k

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 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2025-04-07
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    address · AD03
  3. 2025-04-07
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    address · AD02
  4. 2025-02-10
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  5. 2024-03-08
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  6. 2023-03-10
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  7. 2022-03-24
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  8. 2021-03-31
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  9. 2020-03-30
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  10. 2019-03-29
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  11. 2018-03-20
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  12. 2017-04-07
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  13. 2017-04-07
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  14. 2017-04-07
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    officers · CH01
  15. 2017-03-29
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-05-17
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2015-04-01
    JARDINE, Colin appointed
    director
  18. 2012-08-08
    JARDINE, Valerie appointed
    director
  19. 2012-08-08
    JARDINE, Valerie resigned
    director
  20. 2010-07-08
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    Company incorporated
    As ALFA CLEANING LTD
  21. 2010-07-08
    JARDINE, Valerie appointed
    director

Owner dependency

81/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

84/100
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 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high · 1 low
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-16

Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Colin Jardine
Individual · British · DOB 07/1963 · age 63
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Ms Valerie Jardine
Individual · British · DOB 04/1955 · age 71
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2010-07-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC81210 — General cleaning of buildings

Registered office

66 Dale End Road
Carlisle
Cumbria
CA1 3DE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-16OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-02

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

JARDINE, Colin
director · ~63y · appointed 2015-04-01
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Active
JARDINE, Valerie
director · ~71y · appointed 2012-08-08
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Active
JARDINE, Valerie
director · ~68y · appointed 2010-07-08 · resigned 2012-08-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (40 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-08
move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
address · AD03
2025-04-07
change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
address · AD02
2025-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-03-30