ABC TURBO-CLEAN LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
NI014734 · ltd · incorporated 1981-02-11
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
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£12.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: General cleaning of buildings
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Special-situation opportunityDistressed trade-services with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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 (4 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
126 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £12,876
Net assets shrinking
Down £134,029 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£13k
↓ 91% YoY
Current Assets
£13k
↓ 90% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-01-30 | 2024-01-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £12.9k | £150.0k |
| Current assets | £13.0k | £136.8k |
| Net assets | £12.9k | £146.9k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 dissolution
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 dissolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-02📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2025-08-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-29📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-10-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-01-24📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2020-01-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-01-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-01-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-01-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-01-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-01-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-01-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 1981-02-11🏢Company incorporatedAs ABC TURBO-CLEAN LIMITED
- 1981-02-11➕MCGARVEY, Margaret Ethel appointedsecretary
- 1981-02-11➕MCDERMOTT, Mary appointeddirector
- 1981-02-11➕MCGARVEY, Margaret Ethel appointeddirector
- 1981-02-11➕MCGARVEY, Michael appointeddirector
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 45 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
85/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 45 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 45 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
1 high ·Confirmation statement overdue
highAnnual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-01-28
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Michael Mcgarvey Individual · Northern Irish · DOB 06/1946 · age 80 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 14/01/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1981-02-11
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC81210 — General cleaning of buildings
Registered office
73 Old Dromore Road
Omagh
Co.Tyrone
BT78 5JH
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-30
Last made up to: 2025-01-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-01-28OVERDUE
Last: 2025-01-14
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
MCGARVEY, Margaret Ethel→
Activesecretary · appointed 1981-02-11
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MCDERMOTT, Mary→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 1981-02-11
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MCGARVEY, Margaret Ethel→
Activedirector · ~75y · appointed 1981-02-11
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MCGARVEY, Michael→
Activedirector · ~80y · appointed 1981-02-11
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Recent filings (126 total)
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-22
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-11-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-24