MONTROSE CLEANING & LAUNDRY SERVICES LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
SC749365 · ltd · incorporated 2022-11-04
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£6.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Washing and (dry-)cleaning of textile and fur products
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (71/100)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
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
11 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £6,625
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£7k
↑ 49% YoY
Current Assets
£7k
↑ 101% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £6.6k | £4.4k |
| Current assets | £7.0k | £3.5k |
| Net assets | £6.6k | £4.4k |
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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-11-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-10-19📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-10-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-01📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-04-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-11-04🏢Company incorporatedAs MONTROSE CLEANING & LAUNDRY SERVICES LTD
- 2022-11-04➕SIDONIO, Gianmarco Vincenzo appointeddirector
- 2022-11-04➕SIDONIO, Gino Ralph appointeddirector
- 2022-11-04➕SIDONIO, Jacqueline appointeddirector
- 2022-11-04➕SLATER, Kelly appointeddirector
- 2022-11-04📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
56/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Active · Trade services · DD postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INTERVENTION RENTALS U.K. LIMITED→ SC571008 · est 2017 | £5.11M £3.83M–£6.39M | — | — | 67 | 8y | 84 | 65y |
| ALAN MACKAY MACHINERY (FORFAR) LIMITED→ SC465072 · est 2013 | £3.45M £2.58M–£4.31M | — | — | 2600 | 12y | 83 | 73y |
| INTONA LIMITED→ SC152680 · est 1994 | — | — | — | 1900 | 31y | 83 | 75y |
| KIRKLEA LIMITED→ SC298107 · est 2006 | — | — | £132.0k | — | 20y | 83 | 64y |
| OUTDOOR ACCESS TRUST FOR SCOTLAND→ SC186301 · est 1998 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 27y | 83 | 79y |
| A.J. CRAIG & SONS (INDUSTRIAL CLEANERS) LIMITED→ SC062835 · est 1977 | — | — | £9.8k | — | 48y | 82 | 65y |
| ANGUS AGENCIES (1997) LIMITED→ SC177105 · est 1997 | — | — | — | 2 | 28y | 82 | 60y |
| ARTISAN ROOFTECH LIMITED→ SC272122 · est 2004 | — | — | £143.1k | — | 21y | 82 | 58y |
| BESPOKE BITS LIMITED→ SC106831 · est 1987 | — | — | — | 0 | 38y | 82 | 58y |
| BOYZ-ZONE LIMITED→ SC240512 · est 2002 | — | — | £16.5k | — | 23y | 82 | 58y |
| BRIAN DAVIDSON LIMITED→ SC192636 · est 1999 | — | — | — | 700 | 27y | 82 | 68y |
| CAMPHILL GROVE CARE LIMITED→ SC392819 · est 2011 | — | — | £52.5k | — | 15y | 82 | 77y |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-11-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96010 — Washing and (dry-)cleaning of textile and fur products
Registered office
72 Murray Street
Montrose
DD10 8JY
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-17
Last: 2025-11-03
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
SIDONIO, Gianmarco Vincenzo→
Activedirector · ~33y · appointed 2022-11-04
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SIDONIO, Gino Ralph→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2022-11-04
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SIDONIO, Jacqueline→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2022-11-04
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SLATER, Kelly→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2022-11-04
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Recent filings (11 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-08
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-18
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-24
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-11-04