AAF CLEANING SERVICES LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
14099640 · ltd · incorporated 2022-05-11
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to May 2025
Net worth
£-10.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: General cleaning of buildings
Sector: Administrative & support services
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 81221Window cleaning services
- 81222Specialised cleaning services
- 81299Other cleaning services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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, 4 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 (4 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
20 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
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 declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £10,568
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£11k
Current Assets
£4k
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-10.6k | — |
| Current assets | £4.2k | — |
| Net assets | £-10.6k | — |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-17📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2024-05-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-05-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-05-17📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2024-05-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-05-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-05-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-06-29📄second-filing-capital-allotment-sharescapital · RP04SH01
- 2023-06-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-06-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-06-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-06-20📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-05-11🏢Company incorporatedAs AAF CLEANING SERVICES LIMITED
- 2022-05-11➕PAUL ANTHONY, Ajantha appointedsecretary
- 2022-05-11➕PILLAI, Alexander appointedsecretary
- 2022-05-11➕PAUL ANTHONY, Ajantha appointeddirector
- 2022-05-11➕PILLAI, Alexander appointeddirector
- 2022-05-11📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Ajantha Paul Anthony Individual · Sri Lankan · DOB 05/1983 · age 43 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 11/05/2022 |
Mr Alexander Pillai Individual · British · DOB 12/1977 · age 49 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 11/05/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| AB AUTOMATION LIMITED→ 07600365 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
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| ABACUS CONSULTANCY ASCOT LIMITED→ 05594964 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| ABACUS WINDOW CLEANING BV LIMITED→ 15969375 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-05-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC81210 — General cleaning of buildings
Registered office
30 Petworth Court
Bath Road
Reading
Berkshire
RG1 6PH
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-24
Last: 2026-05-10
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
PAUL ANTHONY, Ajantha→
Activesecretary · appointed 2022-05-11
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Active
PAUL ANTHONY, Ajantha→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2022-05-11
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PILLAI, Alexander→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2022-05-11
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Recent filings (20 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-17
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-05-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-17
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-05-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-17
second-filing-capital-allotment-shares
capital · RP04SH01
2023-06-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-20