HOUSE CLEARANCE COLLECTIVE LTD
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.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
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
- • 1 address
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 address
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 address
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-29📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2025-04-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-04-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-04-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-25📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-11-24🏢Company incorporatedAs HOUSE CLEARANCE COLLECTIVE LTD
- 2021-11-24➕LAING, Gemma appointedsecretary
- 2021-11-24➕LAING, Ben appointeddirector
- 2021-11-24📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
1 lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Ben Laing Individual · British · DOB 08/1989 · age 37 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 24/11/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
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