5 WAYS CLEANING LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
13070975 · ltd · incorporated 2020-12-08
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£30.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: General cleaning of buildings
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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 (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £30,804

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£31k
↑ 15% YoY
Current Assets
£15k
↑ 95% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£6k£12k£18k£25k£31kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£30.8k£31.9k
Current assets£15.1k£7.8k
Net assets£30.8k£26.7k

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
4
filings
  • 2 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-26
    SIDEBOTTOM, Jack Joseph Alan appointed
    director
  2. 2026-02-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-12-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-04-09
    FROST, Lee resigned
    director
  6. 2025-04-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2024-12-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2024-09-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-01-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2023-12-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-05-22
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  12. 2023-05-22
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2023-05-22
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2023-05-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2023-04-06
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    capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
    capital · SH10
  16. 2023-04-06
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  17. 2023-04-06
    📄
    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  18. 2022-09-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2022-02-14
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  20. 2020-12-08
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 5 WAYS CLEANING LTD
  21. 2020-12-08
    SIDEBOTTOM, Jayne appointed
    director
  22. 2020-12-08
    SIDEBOTTOM, Shaun appointed
    director
  23. 2020-12-08
    FROST, Lee appointed
    director
  24. 2020-12-08
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 Shaun Sidebottom
Individual · British · DOB 06/1970 · age 56
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control08/12/2020

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
Incorporated2020-12-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC81210 — General cleaning of buildings

Registered office

6 Buxton Road
Furness Vale
High Peak
SK23 7PF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-21
Last: 2025-12-07

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

SIDEBOTTOM, Jack Joseph Alan
director · ~25y · appointed 2026-02-26
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Active
SIDEBOTTOM, Jayne
director · ~57y · appointed 2020-12-08
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Active
SIDEBOTTOM, Shaun
director · ~56y · appointed 2020-12-08
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Active
FROST, Lee
director · ~40y · appointed 2020-12-08 · resigned 2025-04-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (23 total)

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-14
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-05-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-05-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-22