ACF CLEANING SERVICES UK LTD.
💤Zombieactive
09896537 · ltd · incorporated 2015-12-01
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
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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: active trading company 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 (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 (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
27 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-31✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2023-12-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-09-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-22📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2019-09-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-14📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2018-09-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2017-09-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-10➖EWAN, Annalisa resignedsecretary
- 2015-12-01🏢Company incorporatedAs ACF CLEANING SERVICES UK LTD.
- 2015-12-01➕FRANCOIS, Aretha Carolyn appointeddirector
- 2015-12-01➕EWAN, Annalisa appointedsecretary
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
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- 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 |
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Miss Aretha Carolyn Francois Individual · Trinidadian · DOB 12/1977 · age 49 | 75–100% | 75–100% | sig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest | 01/01/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 3 TURPINGTON LANE MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ 05344626 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
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| A HOME FOR YOU (WEST SUSSEX) LLP→ OC433457 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| ABNER-ELECTRIC LIMITED→ 10391377 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| ACAR YACHTING LTD→ 15496335 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ACC TRAVEL LIMITED→ 10199198 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-12-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC97000 — Activities of households as employers of domestic personnel
Registered office
Flat 2 Dixon Place
West Wickham
Bromley
BR4 9PR
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-10
Last: 2025-10-27
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
FRANCOIS, Aretha Carolyn→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2015-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
EWAN, Annalisa→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2015-12-01 · resigned 2016-04-10
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Recent filings (27 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-09
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-12-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-11-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-30