VIVID WINDOW CLEANING LTD

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SC660202 · ltd · incorporated 2020-04-30
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
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£9
book net assets
Opportunity
63/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Window cleaning services
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed trade-services with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
14 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
63/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £9
Net assets shrinking
Down £1 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£9
↓ 10% YoY
Current Assets
£24k
↑ 101% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£5k£10k£14k£19k£24kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£9£10
Current assets£23.9k£11.9k
Net assets£9£10

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • 2 gazette
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 2 gazette
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-01
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2026-03-31
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2026-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-05-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-01-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-10-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-01-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-04-30
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As VIVID WINDOW CLEANING LTD
  10. 2020-04-30
    WARD, Andrew appointed
    director
  11. 2020-04-30
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-13

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Ward
Individual · Scottish · DOB 03/1985 · age 41
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control30/04/2020

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
Incorporated2020-04-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC81221 — Window cleaning services

Registered office

83 Westdale Drive
Moodiesburn
Glasgow
G69 0NP
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-13OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-29

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

WARD, Andrew
director · ~41y · appointed 2020-04-30
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Recent filings (14 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-04-01
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-09
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2020-04-30