CORE CLEAN LTD

💤Zombieactive
12616845 · ltd · incorporated 2020-05-21
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 May 2025
Net worth
£-21.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 39000
Sector: Water supply & waste
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 (75/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
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 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
18 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 £21,254

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£21k
Current Assets
£26k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-05-31
Total assets£-12.7k
Current assets£26.2k
Net assets£-21.3k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-14
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2026-01-07
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  3. 2025-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-02-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-09-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-07-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2022-06-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-08-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-10-09
    THORPE, Brian, Mr. resigned
    director
  10. 2020-10-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2020-09-02
    THORPE, Brian, Mr. appointed
    director
  12. 2020-09-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2020-07-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2020-05-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CORE CLEAN LTD
  15. 2020-05-21
    GILBERT, Billy-Ray Dean appointed
    director
  16. 2020-05-21
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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

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 Billy-Ray Dean Gilbert
Individual · British · DOB 12/1995 · age 31
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control21/05/2020

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
Incorporated2020-05-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC39000 — SIC 39000

Registered office

1-2 Basford House Derby Road
Heanor
DE75 7QL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-03
Last: 2026-05-20

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

GILBERT, Billy-Ray Dean
director · ~31y · appointed 2020-05-21
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Active
THORPE, Brian, Mr.
director · ~68y · appointed 2020-09-02 · resigned 2020-10-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (18 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-21
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-05-14
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2026-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-10-09