SWINTON POWERWASH CLEANING COMPANY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC364264 · ltd · incorporated 2009-08-19

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

7 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

37 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand

2025-06-01
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2024-05-02
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2023-04-27
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2022-04-12
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2021-05-17
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2020-05-26
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2019-02-21
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2018-05-02
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2017-05-15
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2016-05-02
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2015-08-19
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2015-05-29
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2014-09-04
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2014-05-31
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2013-08-22
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2009-08-19
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Company incorporated
As SWINTON POWERWASH CLEANING COMPANY LIMITED
2009-08-19
➕
MCGUIRE, Allison appointed
secretary
2009-08-19
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MCGUIRE, Patrick appointed
director
2009-08-19
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HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2009-08-19
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HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2009-08-19
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HURWORTH, Aderyn appointed
director
2009-08-19
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HURWORTH, Aderyn resigned
director

Owner dependency

93/100

Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Patrick Mcguire Individual · British · DOB 03/1965 · age 61	50–75%	50–75%	board controlsig. influence50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control · significant influence	12/08/2016

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

Incorporated2009-08-19

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

50 Swinton Crescent

Baillieston

Glasgow

G69 6AW

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-05-31

Last made up to: 2024-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-16

Last: 2025-07-02

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

MCGUIRE, Allison→

secretary · appointed 2009-08-19

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Active

MCGUIRE, Patrick→

director · ~61y · appointed 2009-08-19

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Active

HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2009-08-19 · resigned 2009-08-19

Resigned

HURWORTH, Aderyn→

director · ~52y · appointed 2009-08-19 · resigned 2009-08-19

Resigned

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