ACT INDUSTRIAL CLEANING SPECIALISTS LTD

💤Zombieactive
10077418 · ltd · incorporated 2016-03-22
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£1
book net assets
Opportunity
65/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: General cleaning of buildings
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed trade-services with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 65/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. 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, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
65/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £1
Cash YoY
+746%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£8k
↑ 746% YoY
Net Worth
£1
↑ 100% YoY
Current Assets
£22k
↓ 24% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£6k£1k£8k£15k£22k£29kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£8.4k£4.5k
Current assets£22.1k£29.1k
Cash£7.6k£900
Debtors£14.0k£27.7k
Net assets£1£-5.6k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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 (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-11-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-10-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-06-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-02-20
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2018-02-18
    ROBINSON, Andrew appointed
    director
  11. 2018-02-18
    ROBINSON, Craig resigned
    director
  12. 2018-02-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2018-02-18
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    officers · TM01
  14. 2018-02-18
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2017-06-09
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-04-03
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    officers · CH01
  17. 2016-04-03
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    address · AD01
  18. 2016-03-22
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    Company incorporated
    As ACT INDUSTRIAL CLEANING SPECIALISTS LTD
  19. 2016-03-22
    ROBINSON, Craig appointed
    director
  20. 2016-03-22
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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

45/100
Moderate signal

Some 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.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-04

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Robinson
Individual · British · DOB 04/1985 · age 41
75100%
75-100% shares18/02/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Craig Robinsonceased 18/02/2018· significant influence

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
Incorporated2016-03-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC81210 — General cleaning of buildings

Registered office

6 Mccutcheon Street
Seaham
County Durham
SR7 0JS
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-03-04OVERDUE
Last: 2025-02-18

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

ROBINSON, Andrew
director · ~41y · appointed 2018-02-18
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Active
ROBINSON, Craig
director · ~39y · appointed 2016-03-22 · resigned 2018-02-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (25 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-10-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-06-11