HOUSE CLEARANCE COLLECTIVE LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC716006 · ltd · incorporated 2021-11-24
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
£5.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38110
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -50% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
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
14 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £5,049
Cash draining
Cash down 50% YoY
Cash YoY
-50%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£8k
↓ 50% YoY
Net Worth
£5k
↑ 79% YoY
Current Assets
£44k
↑ 134% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£9k£18k£26k£35k£44kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£18.8k£17.4k
Current assets£44.0k£18.8k
Cash£7.7k£15.4k
Debtors£36.3k£3.4k
Net assets£5.0k£2.8k

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
2
filings
  • 1 address
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 address
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 address
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-04-29
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  4. 2025-04-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-04-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2025-04-29
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2024-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-08-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-11-25
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2021-11-24
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    Company incorporated
    As HOUSE CLEARANCE COLLECTIVE LTD
  11. 2021-11-24
    LAING, Gemma appointed
    secretary
  12. 2021-11-24
    LAING, Ben appointed
    director
  13. 2021-11-24
    📄
    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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ben Laing
Individual · British · DOB 08/1989 · age 37
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control24/11/2021

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
Incorporated2021-11-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC38110 — SIC 38110

Registered office

Office 7 John Smith Business Centre
1 Begg Road
Kirkcaldy
KY2 6HD
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-17
Last: 2025-11-03

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

LAING, Gemma
secretary · appointed 2021-11-24
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Active
LAING, Ben
director · ~37y · appointed 2021-11-24
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Active

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Recent filings (14 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-10
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-04-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-06
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2021-11-25
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-11-24