ABOVE THE REST COMMERCIAL CLEANERS LTD

💤Zombieactive
08588592 · ltd · incorporated 2013-06-27
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 Jun 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: General cleaning of buildings
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
43 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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£0Jun 2023Jun 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS
Metric2024-06-302023-06-30
Average employees00

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-18
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-04-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-09-16
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-09-16
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-03-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-03-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-03-06
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2024-03-06
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2023-03-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-03-22
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2023-03-14
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2023-02-03
    ➕
    STENNETT, Neal John appointed
    director
  13. 2022-06-05
    ➖
    MILWARD, Paul resigned
    director
  14. 2022-03-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-06-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-06-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-07-11
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  18. 2019-06-14
    ➕
    STENNETT, Neal John appointed
    director
  19. 2019-06-14
    ➖
    STENNETT, Neal John resigned
    director
  20. 2019-06-14
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2019-06-14
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  22. 2019-06-14
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  23. 2018-11-03
    ➖
    STENNETT, Neal resigned
    director
  24. 2018-11-01
    ➕
    STENNETT, Patrica Ann appointed
    secretary
  25. 2018-11-01
    ➕
    MILWARD, Paul appointed
    director
  26. 2013-06-27
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABOVE THE REST COMMERCIAL CLEANERS LTD
  27. 2013-06-27
    ➕
    STENNETT, Neal appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Neal Stennett
Individual · British · DOB 05/1966 · age 60
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest11/07/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Neal John Stennettceased 01/11/2018· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2013-06-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC81210 — General cleaning of buildings

Registered office

39/41 Church Street
Stapleford
Nottingham
NG9 8GA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-15
Last: 2025-06-01

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

STENNETT, Patrica Ann→
secretary · appointed 2018-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STENNETT, Neal John→
director · ~60y · appointed 2023-02-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MILWARD, Paul→
director · ~53y · appointed 2018-11-01 · resigned 2022-06-05
Resigned
STENNETT, Neal John→
director · ~60y · appointed 2019-06-14 · resigned 2019-06-14
Resigned
STENNETT, Neal→
director · ~60y · appointed 2013-06-27 · resigned 2018-11-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (43 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-01