N&N CLEANING SERVICES LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC708201 · ltd · incorporated 2021-08-31
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.
Why now
Window closing · medium confidence
Getting harder to buy cheaply — 1 signals strengthening over the last 30 days.
  • · Hygiene score: 85 → 90
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture improved over the last 30 days — 1 positive signal vs 0 negative.

  • ↑Hygiene score: 85 → 90
Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Aug 2024
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: General cleaning of buildings
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (1 active, 8 linked, 8 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 7 total, 7 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
44 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
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

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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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
Metric2024-08-31

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-06-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-05-07
    ➕
    NELSON, Gordon Watt appointed
    director
  4. 2025-05-07
    ➖
    NELSON, Nicola resigned
    director
  5. 2025-05-07
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2025-05-07
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2025-05-07
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2025-05-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2025-02-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2025-01-08
    ➖
    NELSON, Brooke resigned
    director
  11. 2025-01-08
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2025-01-08
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2025-01-08
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2025-01-08
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2025-01-07
    ➕
    NELSON, Nicola appointed
    director
  16. 2024-12-28
    ➖
    NELSON, Nicola resigned
    director
  17. 2024-12-28
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2024-12-28
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2024-12-28
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  20. 2024-04-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  21. 2024-04-17
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  22. 2024-04-02
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  23. 2024-04-02
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  24. 2024-03-19
    ➖
    NELSON, Gordon Watt resigned
    director
  25. 2024-03-19
    ➕
    NELSON, Nicola appointed
    director
  26. 2024-03-19
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  27. 2024-03-19
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  28. 2024-03-19
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  29. 2024-03-19
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  30. 2024-01-22
    ➖
    NELSON, Nicola resigned
    director
  31. 2024-01-18
    ➕
    NELSON, Brooke appointed
    director
  32. 2024-01-18
    ➕
    NELSON, Gordon Watt appointed
    director
  33. 2024-01-18
    ➖
    NELSON, Gordon Watt resigned
    director
  34. 2024-01-18
    ➕
    NELSON, Nicola appointed
    director
  35. 2023-03-01
    ➖
    NELSON, Nicola resigned
    director
  36. 2021-08-31
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As N&N CLEANING SERVICES LTD
  37. 2021-08-31
    ➕
    NELSON, Gordon Watt appointed
    director
  38. 2021-08-31
    ➕
    NELSON, Nicola appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Gordon Watt Nelson
Individual · British · DOB 07/1982 · age 44
——sig. influencesignificant influence07/05/2025
6 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Nicola Nelsonceased 07/05/2025· 75-100% shares
  • Mrs Nicola Nelsonceased 28/12/2024· 75-100% shares
  • Miss Brooke Nelsonceased 08/01/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest
  • Mrs Nicola Nelsonceased 02/04/2024· significant influence · trust interest · firm interest
  • Mr Gordon Watt Nelsonceased 19/03/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · trust interest · firm interest
  • Mrs Nicola Nelsonceased 01/03/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-08-31
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC81210 — General cleaning of buildings

Registered office

14 Troon Terrace
Dundee
DD2 3FX
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-04
Last: 2026-04-20

Officers (1 active · 7 resigned)

NELSON, Gordon Watt→
director · ~44y · appointed 2025-05-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NELSON, Brooke→
director · ~22y · appointed 2024-01-18 · resigned 2025-01-08
Resigned
NELSON, Gordon Watt→
director · ~44y · appointed 2024-01-18 · resigned 2024-03-19
Resigned
NELSON, Gordon Watt→
director · ~44y · appointed 2021-08-31 · resigned 2024-01-18
Resigned
NELSON, Nicola→
director · ~45y · appointed 2025-01-07 · resigned 2025-05-07
Resigned
NELSON, Nicola→
director · ~45y · appointed 2024-03-19 · resigned 2024-12-28
Resigned
NELSON, Nicola→
director · ~45y · appointed 2024-01-18 · resigned 2024-01-22
Resigned
NELSON, Nicola→
director · ~45y · appointed 2021-08-31 · resigned 2023-03-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (44 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-05-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-05-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-01-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-01-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-12-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-28