AQUILA INDUSTRIAL CLEANING LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
12676505 · ltd · incorporated 2020-06-17
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£329.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Specialised cleaning services
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -51% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 3.2y
20/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Charge age ~3.2 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 8 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
56 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £329,848
Cash draining
Cash down 51% YoY
Cash YoY
-51%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£40k
↓ 51% YoY
Net Worth
£330k
↑ 26% YoY
Current Assets
£403k
↑ 38% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £345.4k | £282.4k |
| Current assets | £403.1k | £292.2k |
| Cash | £40.2k | £82.3k |
| Debtors | £361.4k | £208.1k |
| Net assets | £329.8k | £261.4k |
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.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
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 (37 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-04-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-04-24➖WAQABACA, Sheree resigneddirector
- 2024-03-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-19📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-02-15📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-02-15🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2023-04-04📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-04-03📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-03-30📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-03-24📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-03-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-03-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-03-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-03-22🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Ecapital Commercial Finance (North) Limited
- 2023-03-17📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-03-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-14🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Aquila Facilities Limited (In Administration) Acting by Its Joint Administrators Sean Williams and Philip Deyes
- 2023-03-01➕CARNELL, Laura appointeddirector
- 2023-03-01➕KUNENE, Tengetile appointeddirector
- 2023-03-01➕WAQABACA, Sheree appointeddirector
- 2023-01-16📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-01-16📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-01-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-01-09➕CARNELL, Andrew Stephen appointeddirector
- 2023-01-09➖STOTT, Stephen resigneddirector
- 2022-07-31➕STOTT, Stephen appointeddirector
- 2022-07-31➖WHITWHAM, Steven James resigneddirector
- 2022-07-20➖THORNTON, Bryan Anthony resigneddirector
- 2022-07-20➕WHITWHAM, Steven James appointeddirector
- 2022-07-07➕THORNTON, Bryan Anthony appointeddirector
- 2022-06-23➖VALAITIS, Peter Anthony resigneddirector
- 2020-06-17🏢Company incorporatedAs AQUILA INDUSTRIAL CLEANING LIMITED
- 2020-06-17➕VALAITIS, Peter Anthony appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrew Stephen Carnell Individual · British · DOB 06/1957 · age 69 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 09/01/2023 |
5 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Stephen Stottceased 09/01/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Mr Martyn Dennis Carnellceased 20/08/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Steven James Whitwhamceased 31/07/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Mr Bryan Anthony Thorntonceased 20/07/2022· significant influence
- Mr Peter Valaitisceased 23/06/2022· 75-100% shares · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-06-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC81222 — Specialised cleaning services
Registered office
Unit 9 Innovation Centre
Conyngham Hall
Knaresborough
North Yorkshire
HG5 9AY
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-10
Last: 2026-04-26
Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)
CARNELL, Andrew Stephen→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2023-01-09
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CARNELL, Laura→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2023-03-01
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KUNENE, Tengetile→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2023-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
STOTT, Stephen→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2022-07-31 · resigned 2023-01-09
THORNTON, Bryan Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2022-07-07 · resigned 2022-07-20
VALAITIS, Peter Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2020-06-17 · resigned 2022-06-23
WAQABACA, Sheree→
Resigneddirector · ~37y · appointed 2023-03-01 · resigned 2024-04-24
WHITWHAM, Steven James→
Resigneddirector · ~45y · appointed 2022-07-20 · resigned 2022-07-31
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Ecapital Commercial Finance (North) Ecapital Commercial Finance (North) Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 22/03/2023 | — | |
| satisfied | Aquila Facilities (In Administration) Acting by Its Joint Administrators Sean Williams and Philip Deyes Aquila Facilities Limited (In Administration) Acting by Its Joint Administrators Sean Williams and Philip Deyes | A registered charge | — | 14/03/2023 | 15/02/2024 |
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Recent filings (56 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-19
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-03-19
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-02-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-02
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-04-04
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-04-03
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-03-30