3R SOFTWASH LIMITED

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SC595441 · ltd · incorporated 2018-04-26
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other cleaning services
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
17 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-10-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-02-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-05-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2019-05-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2019-05-01
    GALLACHER, Keith appointed
    director
  11. 2019-05-01
    GALLACHER, Gordon resigned
    director
  12. 2018-04-26
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    Company incorporated
    As 3R SOFTWASH LIMITED
  13. 2018-04-26
    STEWART-BROWN, Kirsteen appointed
    secretary
  14. 2018-04-26
    GALLACHER, Gordon appointed
    director
  15. 2018-04-26
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • 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.)

Group structure

Craigfield Holdings Ltd holds majority control (50-75%). Likely parent but not wholly-owned.

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Craigfield Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 50-75% shares · board control
majority
3R SOFTWASH LIMITED
This company · SC595441

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Craigfield Holdings Ltd
Corporate entity
5075%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control26/04/2018

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
Incorporated2018-04-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC81299 — Other cleaning services

Registered office

13 Hope Street
Lanark
ML11 7NL
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-09
Last: 2025-04-25

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

STEWART-BROWN, Kirsteen
secretary · appointed 2018-04-26
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Active
GALLACHER, Keith
director · ~40y · appointed 2019-05-01
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Active
GALLACHER, Gordon
director · ~70y · appointed 2018-04-26 · resigned 2019-05-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (17 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-05-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2019-05-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-05-14