CLEAN 4 ME (ELGIN) LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
SC709959 · ltd · incorporated 2021-09-21
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£10.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Washing and (dry-)cleaning of textile and fur products
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £10,467
Cash YoY
+58%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£96k
↑ 58% YoY
Net Worth
£10k
↑ 819% YoY
Current Assets
£256k
↑ 161% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-09-29 | 2023-09-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £28.2k | £11.0k |
| Current assets | £256.1k | £98.2k |
| Cash | £96.3k | £61.1k |
| Debtors | £149.3k | £23.9k |
| Net assets | £10.5k | £1.1k |
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.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-21📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-08-21📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-08-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-08-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-08-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-08-20➕GENTLEMAN, Georgia Grace appointeddirector
- 2024-08-20➕GENTLEMAN, Joe Lewis appointeddirector
- 2024-08-20➕GENTLEMAN, Karen Louise appointeddirector
- 2024-06-13📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-09-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-26📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-08-22📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-09-21🏢Company incorporatedAs CLEAN 4 ME (ELGIN) LTD
- 2021-09-21➕GENTLEMAN, James Andrew appointeddirector
- 2021-09-21📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
56/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr James Andrew Gentleman Individual · British · DOB 12/1962 · age 64 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 21/09/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-09-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96010 — Washing and (dry-)cleaning of textile and fur products
Registered office
40 South Street
Elgin
IV30 1JX
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-29
Last made up to: 2024-09-29
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-04
Last: 2025-09-20
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
GENTLEMAN, Georgia Grace→
Activedirector · ~20y · appointed 2024-08-20
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GENTLEMAN, James Andrew→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2021-09-21
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GENTLEMAN, Joe Lewis→
Activedirector · ~24y · appointed 2024-08-20
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GENTLEMAN, Karen Louise→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2024-08-20
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Recent filings (16 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-30
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-08-21
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-08-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-21
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-19
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-08-26
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-11