CCS (CITY CLEANING SERVICES) LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
SC624263 · ltd · incorporated 2019-03-13
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: General cleaning of buildings
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 6300 | 5000 |
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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-13📄second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-nameofficers · RP04AP01
- 2024-11-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-10-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-06-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-06-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-03-15📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2022-03-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-03-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-15📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-02-12➕LONG, Martin Anthony appointeddirector
- 2021-02-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-26📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-03-13🏢Company incorporatedAs CCS (CITY CLEANING SERVICES) LTD
- 2019-03-13➕CRUICKSHANK, Ross Allan appointeddirector
- 2019-03-13➕WRIGHT, Sofie Melissa appointeddirector
- 2019-03-13📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
50/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Ross Allan Cruickshank Individual · Scottish · DOB 12/1992 · age 34 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 15/03/2022 |
Mr Martin Anthony Long Individual · Irish · DOB 06/1971 · age 55 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 15/03/2022 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Ccwl Holdings Ltdceased 15/03/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Mr Ross Allan Cruickshankceased 09/03/2022· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BERNARD O'DONNELL LTD→ SC605969 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| BIRCHLEY ENGINEERING LTD→ SC574774 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| BLACKBIRD STUDIO (INVERNESS) LIMITED→ SC837977 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| BONOLSO LIMITED→ SC077700 · est 1982 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 44y | — | — |
| BURGHEAD NATURAL STONE LTD→ SC436043 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| CAMAS PROPERTIES LIMITED→ SC274272 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
| CARMICHAEL HOLDINGS (SCOTLAND) LTD→ SC477897 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
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| CBOB ENTERPRISES LTD→ SC857557 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CF COMMUNICATIONS LTD→ SC457874 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-03-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC81210 — General cleaning of buildings
Registered office
4 Springfield Court
Elgin
IV30 6XY
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-05
Last: 2025-06-21
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
CRUICKSHANK, Ross Allan→
Activedirector · ~34y · appointed 2019-03-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LONG, Martin Anthony→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2021-02-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WRIGHT, Sofie Melissa→
Activedirector · ~31y · appointed 2019-03-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (25 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-26
second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP04AP01
2025-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-06-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-06-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-03-15