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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Window cleaning services
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong 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 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 | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 0 | 0 |
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
- 2026-01-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-29📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-03-28📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-12-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-12-30📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2020-12-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-10-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-12-04🏢Company incorporatedAs FIRST CLEANING LIMITED
- 2017-12-04➕MCMANUS, Gillian Helen appointedsecretary
- 2017-12-04➕MCMANUS, Gillian Helen appointeddirector
- 2017-12-04➕MCMANUS, Ross appointeddirector
- 2017-12-04📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 signalLimited 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 lowMultiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Ross Mcmanus Individual · British · DOB 04/1993 · age 33 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 04/12/2017 |
Mrs Gillian Helen Mcmanus Individual · British · DOB 03/1995 · age 31 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 04/12/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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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→
Activesecretary · appointed 2017-12-04
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MCMANUS, Gillian Helen→
Activedirector · ~31y · appointed 2017-12-04
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MCMANUS, Ross→
Activedirector · ~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