ABC PROFESSIONAL OFFICE CLEANERS LTD.

💤Zombieactive

SC388860 · ltd · incorporated 2010-11-15

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

£-3.4k

book net assets

Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other cleaning services

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 15.1y

45/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Oldest live charge is 15.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

36 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

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

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £3,427

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

-£3k

↑ 24% YoY

Current Assets

£18k

↑ 4.7% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£-3.4k	£-4.5k
Current assets	£17.8k	£17.0k
Debtors	£17.8k	£17.0k
Net assets	£-3.4k	£-4.5k

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

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

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand

2025-11-11
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accounts · AA
2024-09-10
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accounts · AA
2023-06-30
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accounts · AA
2022-09-12
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accounts · AA
2021-10-04
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accounts · AA
2020-12-31
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accounts · AA
2019-12-24
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accounts · AA
2019-11-15
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address · AD01
2018-11-29
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accounts · AA
2017-08-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2016-10-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-11-16
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annual-return · AR01
2015-06-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2014-11-17
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annual-return · AR01
2014-08-22
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accounts · AA
2011-04-05
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited
2010-11-15
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Company incorporated
As ABC PROFESSIONAL OFFICE CLEANERS LTD.
2010-11-15
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MAXWELL, Scott James Airth appointed
director
2010-11-15
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BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
corporate-secretary
2010-11-15
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BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
corporate-secretary
2010-11-15
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MABBOTT, Stephen George appointed
director
2010-11-15
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MABBOTT, Stephen George resigned
director

Owner dependency

85/100

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.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100

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.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Scott James Airth Maxwell Individual · Scottish · DOB 01/1970 · age 56	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	15/11/2016

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

Incorporated2010-11-15

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC81299 — Other cleaning services

Registered office

C/O Gallone And Co

14 Newton Place

Glasgow

G3 7PY

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-29

Last: 2025-11-15

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

MAXWELL, Scott James Airth→

director · ~56y · appointed 2010-11-15

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Active

BRIAN REID LTD.→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2010-11-15 · resigned 2010-11-15

Resigned

MABBOTT, Stephen George→

director · ~76y · appointed 2010-11-15 · resigned 2010-11-15

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited	Bond & floating charge	1 property	05/04/2011	—

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