BUDGET WINDOW CLEANING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC223646 · ltd · incorporated 2001-09-25
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£4.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Window 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
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
69 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 £4,745
Net assets shrinking
Down £394 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£5k
↓ 7.7% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£1k£2k£3k£4k£5kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-242024-03-24
Total assets£4.7k£5.1k
Net assets£4.7k£5.1k

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
3
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-22
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  2. 2026-02-07
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2026-02-07
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2026-01-13
    ➖
    TENNIE, Ian Reeves resigned
    director
  5. 2025-12-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-02-04
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2025-02-01
    ➕
    TENNIE, Karen Chalmers appointed
    director
  8. 2024-12-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-10-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-06-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-07-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-06-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-12-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-12-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-12-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-01-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2016-12-28
    ➖
    TENNIE, Karen Chalmers resigned
    secretary
  18. 2016-12-28
    ➖
    TENNIE, Aimee Lynn resigned
    director
  19. 2016-12-28
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2016-12-28
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  21. 2011-07-29
    ➕
    TENNIE, Aimee Lynn appointed
    director
  22. 2001-09-25
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BUDGET WINDOW CLEANING LIMITED
  23. 2001-09-25
    ➕
    TENNIE, Karen Chalmers appointed
    secretary
  24. 2001-09-25
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2001-09-25
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2001-09-25
    ➕
    TENNIE, Ian Reeves appointed
    director
  27. 2001-09-25
    ➕
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 2001-09-25
    ➖
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Karen Chalmers Tennie
Individual · British · DOB 09/1964 · age 62
25–50%
—25-50% shares22/02/2026
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Ian Reeves Tennieceased 13/01/2026· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2001-09-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC81221 — Window cleaning services

Registered office

48 Stock Street
Paisley
PA2 6NL
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-24
Last made up to: 2025-03-24
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-09
Last: 2025-09-25

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

TENNIE, Karen Chalmers→
director · ~63y · appointed 2025-02-01
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Active
TENNIE, Karen Chalmers→
secretary · appointed 2001-09-25 · resigned 2016-12-28
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-09-25 · resigned 2001-09-25
Resigned
TENNIE, Aimee Lynn→
director · ~34y · appointed 2011-07-29 · resigned 2016-12-28
Resigned
TENNIE, Ian Reeves→
director · ~77y · appointed 2001-09-25 · resigned 2026-01-13
Resigned
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-09-25 · resigned 2001-09-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (69 total)

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-02-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-25