AAA CLEANING SOLUTIONS LTD

🚨Distressedactive
14938300 · ltd · incorporated 2023-06-15
Investment thesis
Attractive distress candidate — real problems but workable structure.
Why interesting: Falling signals but no deal-breakers yet; room for negotiation and turnaround.
Why risky: Signals worsening; needs speed and capital discipline.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jun 2024
Net worth
£-1.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
66/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Specialised cleaning services
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 66/100 (strong), bankability 50/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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 (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
5 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
66/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
45
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £1,595

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£200
Net Worth
-£2k
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-06-30
Total assets£-1.6k
Cash£200
Net assets£-1.6k

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

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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
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (6 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-02
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  2. 2025-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-06-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AAA CLEANING SOLUTIONS LTD
  4. 2023-06-15
    STEPHENSON, Alison Margaret appointed
    director
  5. 2023-06-15
    TUCKER, Richard Hamlyn appointed
    director
  6. 2023-06-15
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

78/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Young company: Only 3.0 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-31

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Alison Margaret Stephenson
Individual · British · DOB 08/1983 · age 43
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control15/06/2023
Mr Richard Hamlyn Tucker
Individual · British · DOB 10/1958 · age 68
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control15/06/2023

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
Incorporated2023-06-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC81222 — Specialised cleaning services

Registered office

Legacy House Bowburn North Industrial Estate
Bowburn
Durham
DH6 5PF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-03-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-28
Last: 2025-06-14

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

STEPHENSON, Alison Margaret
director · ~43y · appointed 2023-06-15
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Active
TUCKER, Richard Hamlyn
director · ~68y · appointed 2023-06-15
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Active

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Recent filings (5 total)

gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-30
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-06-15