DONE AND DUSTED CLEANING NORTH YORKSHIRE LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
08238360 · ltd · incorporated 2012-10-03
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
—
year to Dec 2023
Net worth
£2.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of households as employers of domestic personnel
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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 (72/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
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
47 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £2,042
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£6k
Net Worth
£2k
Current Assets
£54k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £27.3k |
| Current assets | £53.6k |
| Cash | £5.9k |
| Debtors | £46.8k |
| Net assets | £2.0k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-07-02📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-07-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-06-12➖MCSHERRY, Sean Kevan resigneddirector
- 2024-06-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-10-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-10-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-10-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-10-25📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-10-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-09-30➕MCSHERRY, Sean Kevan appointeddirector
- 2022-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-04-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2012-10-03🏢Company incorporatedAs DONE AND DUSTED CLEANING NORTH YORKSHIRE LIMITED
- 2012-10-03➕MCSHERRY, Karen Lorraine appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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
58/100
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 14 years.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Karen Lorraine Mcsherry Individual · British · DOB 02/1973 · age 53 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Sean Kevan Mcsherryceased 12/06/2024· 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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-10-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC97000 — Activities of households as employers of domestic personnel
Registered office
Mill House Northside
Scorton
Richmond
DL10 6DR
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-19
Last: 2025-11-05
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
MCSHERRY, Karen Lorraine→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2012-10-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCSHERRY, Sean Kevan→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2022-09-30 · resigned 2024-06-12
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Recent filings (47 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-07-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-10-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-10-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-10-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-10-25