1 STOP FLOOR CARE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08224155 · ltd · incorporated 2012-09-21
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
Upgrade to see
Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£3.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

What this business does
Primary activity: Specialised cleaning services
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
28 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £3,513

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£2k
Net Worth
£4k
Current Assets
£5k
Current Liabilities
£0£1k£2k£3k£4k£5kMar 2024Mar 2025

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Profit before tax£14.0k
Total assets£4.1k
Current assets£5.3k
Cash£1.8k
Debtors£1.8k
Net assets£3.5k
Average employees0

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

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 (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-07-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-07-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-08-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-09-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-11-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2017-09-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2016-12-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2015-09-21
    📄
    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  12. 2015-09-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-04-21
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  14. 2014-10-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2014-09-26
    📄
    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2012-09-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 1 STOP FLOOR CARE LIMITED
  17. 2012-09-21
    JOHNSON, Ian appointed
    secretary
  18. 2012-09-21
    JOHNSON, Ian appointed
    director

Owner dependency

88/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ian Johnson
Individual · British · DOB 05/1964 · age 62
75100%
75-100% shares06/04/2016

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

Similar companies

Active · Trade services · PR postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
1 HOMECARE LTD
10042729 · est 2016 · no financials extracted
10y
101 BEAUTY WORKSHOP LIMITED
09182648 · est 2014 · no financials extracted
11y
12 SAUNDERS STREET 2016 LTD
10174492 · est 2016 · no financials extracted
9y
123 CARE & ACCOMMODATION LTD
13212121 · est 2021 · no financials extracted
5y
1BITHIGH LIMITED
05081425 · est 2004 · no financials extracted
22y
1LIFE HOLDCO LIMITED
14645042 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
3y
1STARPROMOTION LTD
11416843 · est 2018 · no financials extracted
7y
24HRLOCKS LIMITED
15339003 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
2y
2K GROUP LIMITED
12279172 · est 2019 · no financials extracted
6y
2KAYS CLEANING & SUPPORT SERVICES LTD
15102994 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
2y
30F ENTERPRISES LIMITED
16982486 · est 2026 · no financials extracted
30F LIMITED
15008537 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
2y
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →
🔒Advanced scoring suite

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-09-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC81222 — Specialised cleaning services

Registered office

26 Long Copse
Chorley
PR7 1TH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-27
Last: 2025-09-13

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

JOHNSON, Ian
secretary · appointed 2012-09-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JOHNSON, Ian
director · ~62y · appointed 2012-09-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (28 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-11-18