ARM DOMESTIC CLEANING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
12200288 · ltd · incorporated 2019-09-11
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 65). 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 (73/100).

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
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Average employees100200

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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 (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-22
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2023-05-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-03-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-09-17
    ➕
    MACDONALD, Adrian appointed
    director
  9. 2019-09-17
    ➖
    MACDONALD, Adrian resigned
    director
  10. 2019-09-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2019-09-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2019-09-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2019-09-17
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2019-09-11
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    Company incorporated
    As ARM DOMESTIC CLEANING LIMITED
  15. 2019-09-11
    ➕
    MACDONALD, Adrian appointed
    director
  16. 2019-09-11
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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
Mr Adrian Macdonald
Individual · British · DOB 08/1961 · age 65
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control17/09/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Adrian Macdonaldceased 17/09/2019· 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
Incorporated2019-09-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Francis House Humber Place
The Marina
Hull
HU1 1UD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-24
Last: 2025-09-10

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

MACDONALD, Adrian→
director · ~65y · appointed 2019-09-17
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Active
MACDONALD, Adrian→
director · ~65y · appointed 2019-09-11 · resigned 2019-09-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (18 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-09-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2019-09-17