ATC CLEANING & FACILITIES LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC714988 · ltd · incorporated 2021-11-15
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
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 acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (57/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
12 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
60
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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2023-11-20
    DIGNAN, Michael resigned
    director
  5. 2023-11-16
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2023-11-16
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2023-09-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-06-20
    BLOM, Clare Victoria appointed
    director
  9. 2022-06-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2021-11-15
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    Company incorporated
    As ATC CLEANING & FACILITIES LTD
  11. 2021-11-15
    DIGNAN, Michael appointed
    director
  12. 2021-11-15
    📄
    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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Clare Victoria Blom
Individual · Scottish · DOB 07/1971 · age 55
75100%
75-100% shares20/11/2022
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Michael Dignanceased 20/11/2022· 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
Incorporated2021-11-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC81299 — Other cleaning services

Registered office

10 Manor Street
Forfar
Angus
DD8 1BQ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-28
Last: 2025-11-14

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

BLOM, Clare Victoria
director · ~55y · appointed 2022-06-20
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Active
DIGNAN, Michael
director · ~55y · appointed 2021-11-15 · resigned 2023-11-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (12 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-11-16
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-06-20
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-11-15