FIRST CLEANING LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
SC583038 · ltd · incorporated 2017-12-04
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Window cleaning services
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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, 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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees00

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-12-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-03-29
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2023-03-28
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2022-12-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-12-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2020-12-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2020-12-30
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  14. 2020-12-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2019-10-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-07-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2017-12-04
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    Company incorporated
    As FIRST CLEANING LIMITED
  18. 2017-12-04
    ➕
    MCMANUS, Gillian Helen appointed
    secretary
  19. 2017-12-04
    ➕
    MCMANUS, Gillian Helen appointed
    director
  20. 2017-12-04
    ➕
    MCMANUS, Ross appointed
    director
  21. 2017-12-04
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

66/100
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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited 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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ross Mcmanus
Individual · British · DOB 04/1993 · age 33
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting04/12/2017
Mrs Gillian Helen Mcmanus
Individual · British · DOB 03/1995 · age 31
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting04/12/2017

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
Incorporated2017-12-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC81221 — Window cleaning services

Registered office

35 Milheugh Millheugh
Larkhall
ML9 1QU
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-17
Last: 2025-12-03

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

MCMANUS, Gillian Helen→
secretary · appointed 2017-12-04
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MCMANUS, Gillian Helen→
director · ~31y · appointed 2017-12-04
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Active
MCMANUS, Ross→
director · ~33y · appointed 2017-12-04
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Recent filings (25 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-03-29
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-15