A J BERRY WINDOW CLEANING SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09090866 · ltd · incorporated 2014-06-18
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£643
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Window cleaning services
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
28 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red 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 £643
Cash YoY
-3%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£6k
↓ 2.8% YoY
Net Worth
£643
↑ 469% YoY
Current Assets
£7k
↓ 2.8% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£1k£3k£4k£6k£7kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£2.5k£6.0k
Current assets£6.9k£7.1k
Cash£6.3k£6.4k
Debtors£612£634
Net assets£643£113

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.

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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 (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-02-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-11-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-09-16
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-02-27
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-10-02
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-08-10
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2015-09-28
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    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2015-09-03
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-07-17
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2014-06-30
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    change-of-constitution · CC04
  16. 2014-06-18
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    Company incorporated
    As A J BERRY WINDOW CLEANING SERVICES LIMITED
  17. 2014-06-18
    ➕
    BERRY, Andrew John appointed
    director
  18. 2014-06-18
    ➕
    BERRY, Gemma Michelle appointed
    director

Owner dependency

86/100
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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BERRY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew John Berry
Individual · British · DOB 10/1970 · age 56
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence01/07/2016

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
Incorporated2014-06-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC81221 — Window cleaning services

Registered office

Hilltop Cottage, 51 Victoria Mill Road,
Framlingham,
Woodbridge,
Suffolk,
IP13 9EG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-12
Last: 2025-09-28

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

BERRY, Andrew John→
director · ~56y · appointed 2014-06-18
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BERRY, Gemma Michelle→
director · ~43y · appointed 2014-06-18
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Recent filings (28 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-02-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-11-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2019-09-16