ABBEY WINDOW & INDUSTRIAL CLEANERS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC251121 · ltd · incorporated 2003-06-13

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 Feb 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Window cleaning services

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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 (58/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

60 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-02-28	2024-02-29
Average employees	4	400

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand

2025-11-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-17
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-05-20
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MCMAHON, Mark appointed
director
2020-05-20
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2020-05-20
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-05-20
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-05-20
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-12-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-16
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-12-16
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elect-to-keep-the-directors-register-information-on-the-public-register
officers · EH01
2019-03-08
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CONNELLY, James resigned
director
2018-10-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-08-23
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2017-11-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2003-06-13
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Company incorporated
As ABBEY WINDOW & INDUSTRIAL CLEANERS LIMITED
2003-06-13
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CONNELLY, Janet appointed
secretary
2003-06-13
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FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-06-13
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FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-06-13
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CONNELLY, James appointed
director
2003-06-13
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FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2003-06-13
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FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-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

55/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Mark Mcmahon Individual · British · DOB 05/1974 · age 52	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	14/01/2020

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr James Connellyceased 08/03/2019· 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

Incorporated2003-06-13

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC81221 — Window cleaning services

Registered office

2 F L Walker & Co

Woodside Place

Glasgow

G3 7QF

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-11-30

Last made up to: 2025-02-28

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-27

Last: 2025-06-13

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

CONNELLY, Janet→

secretary · appointed 2003-06-13

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Active

MCMAHON, Mark→

director · ~52y · appointed 2020-05-20

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Active

FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-06-13 · resigned 2003-06-13

Resigned

CONNELLY, James→

director · ~74y · appointed 2003-06-13 · resigned 2019-03-08

Resigned

FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-06-13 · resigned 2003-06-13

Resigned

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