ABACUS COMMERCIAL CLEANS LTD

💤Zombieactive
10950770 · ltd · incorporated 2017-09-07
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
£-43.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: General cleaning of buildings
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 72/100 (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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £43,289
Net assets shrinking
Down £44,729 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£43k
↓ 3106% YoY
Current Assets
£17k
↓ 25% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£43k-£30k-£17k-£4k£9k£22kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£3.0k£15.8k
Current assets£16.9k£22.5k
Net assets£-43.3k£1.4k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-20
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  4. 2024-11-19
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2024-11-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-08-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-09-01
    ➕
    JOSEPH, Simone appointed
    director
  9. 2022-09-01
    ➖
    JOSEPH, Sonia resigned
    director
  10. 2022-09-01
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2022-09-01
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2022-09-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2022-09-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2022-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-01-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-12-09
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  17. 2020-12-08
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  18. 2020-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-06-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-06-10
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  21. 2019-03-01
    ➕
    JOSEPH, Sonia appointed
    director
  22. 2019-03-01
    ➖
    JOSEPH, Subrina Natasha resigned
    director
  23. 2017-09-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABACUS COMMERCIAL CLEANS LTD
  24. 2017-09-07
    ➕
    JOSEPH, Subrina Natasha appointed
    director
  25. 2017-09-07
    ➕
    JOSEPH, Sue appointed
    director
  26. 2017-09-07
    ➖
    JOSEPH, Sue resigned
    director

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

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
Miss Simone Joseph
Individual · British · DOB 03/2001 · age 25
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/09/2022
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Miss Sonia Josephceased 01/09/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest
  • Miss Subrina Natasha Josephceased 01/03/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest
  • Mrs Sue Josephceased 07/09/2017· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest

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
Incorporated2017-09-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC81210 — General cleaning of buildings

Registered office

C/O Abacus Pegasus Court
27 Herschel Street
Slough
SL1 1PA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-15
Last: 2025-09-01

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

JOSEPH, Simone→
director · ~25y · appointed 2022-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JOSEPH, Sonia→
director · ~32y · appointed 2019-03-01 · resigned 2022-09-01
Resigned
JOSEPH, Subrina Natasha→
director · ~36y · appointed 2017-09-07 · resigned 2019-03-01
Resigned
JOSEPH, Sue→
director · ~55y · appointed 2017-09-07 · resigned 2017-09-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (36 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-11-20
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-09-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-09-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-09-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-09-01