A C CLEANING SERVICES (GLOUCESTERSHIRE) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
09357407 · ltd · incorporated 2014-12-16
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
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£186
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Window cleaning services
Sector: Administrative & support services
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 81222Specialised cleaning services
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. 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, 2 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
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
29 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 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £186
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,164 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£186
↓ 86% YoY
Current Assets
£9k
↑ 58% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £19.6k | £5.4k |
| Current assets | £9.3k | £5.9k |
| Net assets | £186 | £1.4k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-06-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-06-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-01-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-01-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-02-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2017-02-01➕SARGEANT, Louise Michelle appointeddirector
- 2017-01-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2014-12-16🏢Company incorporatedAs A C CLEANING SERVICES (GLOUCESTERSHIRE) LIMITED
- 2014-12-16➕SARGEANT, Robert James appointeddirector
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
41/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Robert James Sargeant Individual · British · DOB 04/1974 · age 52 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 16/12/2016 |
Mrs Louise Michelle Sargeant Individual · British · DOB 01/1978 · age 48 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 08/06/2023 |
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
Incorporated2014-12-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC81221 — Window cleaning services
Registered office
Forrabury Toadsmoor Road
Brimscombe
Stroud
Gloucestershire
GL5 2TB
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-30
Last: 2025-12-16
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
SARGEANT, Louise Michelle→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2017-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SARGEANT, Robert James→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2014-12-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (29 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-06-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-19