CLEANCO (HIGHLAND) LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC247972 · ltd · incorporated 2003-04-17
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 81222Specialised cleaning services
- 81229Other building and industrial cleaning activities
- 81299Other cleaning services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
73 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
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| Average employees | 4 | 400 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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 (31 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-14➖CARLYLE, Billie Christine Amanda resigneddirector
- 2025-07-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-01-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-08-13📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-04-18📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2023-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-02📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-05-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-05-02📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-04-28➕MCCOURT, Nicholas Cannon appointeddirector
- 2022-04-28📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-04-28📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-04-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-04-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-04-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-04-27➖ORAM, Isabel Helen resignedsecretary
- 2022-04-27➕CARLYLE, Billie Christine Amanda appointeddirector
- 2022-04-27➖ORAM, Isabel Helen resigneddirector
- 2022-04-27➖ORAM, Thomas Frank resigneddirector
- 2022-04-27📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-10-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-06➕ORAM, Isabel Helen appointeddirector
- 2003-04-17🏢Company incorporatedAs CLEANCO (HIGHLAND) LIMITED
- 2003-04-17➕ORAM, Isabel Helen appointedsecretary
- 2003-04-17➕OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-04-17➖OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-04-17➕ORAM, Thomas Frank appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Cleanco (Highland) Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Cleanco (Highland) Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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CLEANCO (HIGHLAND) LIMITED
This company · SC247972
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cleanco (Highland) Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 13/08/2024 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Nicholas Cannon Mccourtceased 13/08/2024· 75-100% shares
- Mr Thomas Frank Oramceased 27/04/2022· 25-50% shares
- Mrs Isabel Helen Oramceased 27/04/2022· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-04-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43999 — Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Unit 4 20 Carsegate Road North
Inverness
IV3 8EA
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-02
Last: 2026-04-18
Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)
MCCOURT, Nicholas Cannon→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2022-04-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ORAM, Isabel Helen→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-04-17 · resigned 2022-04-27
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-04-17 · resigned 2003-04-17
CARLYLE, Billie Christine Amanda→
Resigneddirector · ~29y · appointed 2022-04-27 · resigned 2025-07-14
ORAM, Isabel Helen→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2020-04-06 · resigned 2022-04-27
ORAM, Thomas Frank→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2003-04-17 · resigned 2022-04-27
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (73 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-08-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-08-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-18
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2024-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-05-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-05-02
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-05-02