12 GREENCROFT GARDENS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03539102 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1998-04-01
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 Apr 2026
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 14.6y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 14.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (2 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
85 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2025Apr 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2026-04-302025-04-30
Average employees1100

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-08-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-06-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-03-29
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  8. 2021-03-29
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2021-03-29
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2021-03-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2020-06-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-11-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-01-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2018-01-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-01-09
    COHEN, Avi resigned
    director
  17. 2013-06-10
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  18. 2011-11-03
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  19. 2007-03-01
    SHAI, Roy appointed
    secretary
  20. 2006-07-18
    PORAT, Micheal resigned
    secretary
  21. 2002-08-13
    CLARKE, Joanna Marguerite resigned
    secretary
  22. 2002-08-13
    PORAT, Micheal appointed
    secretary
  23. 2002-08-13
    CLARKE, Joanna Marguerite resigned
    director
  24. 2002-08-13
    HERLING, David Andrew, Dr resigned
    director
  25. 2002-08-01
    SHAI, Roy appointed
    director
  26. 2002-08-01
    COHEN, Avi appointed
    director
  27. 2001-01-09
    SHAI, Roy resigned
    director
  28. 2000-06-27
    SHAI, Samuel resigned
    director
  29. 1998-10-12
    CLARKE, Joanna Marguerite appointed
    secretary
  30. 1998-10-12
    FILEX SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  31. 1998-04-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 12 GREENCROFT GARDENS LIMITED
  32. 1998-04-01
    FILEX SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  33. 1998-04-01
    CLARKE, Joanna Marguerite appointed
    director
  34. 1998-04-01
    HERLING, David Andrew, Dr appointed
    director
  35. 1998-04-01
    SHAI, Roy appointed
    director
  36. 1998-04-01
    SHAI, Samuel appointed
    director

Owner dependency

85/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1998-04-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

Highview House
6 Queens Road
London
NW4 2TH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2028-01-31
Last made up to: 2026-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-15
Last: 2026-04-01

Officers (2 active · 8 resigned)

SHAI, Roy
secretary · appointed 2007-03-01
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Active
SHAI, Roy
director · ~57y · appointed 2002-08-01
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Active
CLARKE, Joanna Marguerite
secretary · appointed 1998-10-12 · resigned 2002-08-13
Resigned
PORAT, Micheal
secretary · appointed 2002-08-13 · resigned 2006-07-18
Resigned
FILEX SERVICES LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 1998-04-01 · resigned 1998-10-12
Resigned
CLARKE, Joanna Marguerite
director · ~62y · appointed 1998-04-01 · resigned 2002-08-13
Resigned
COHEN, Avi
director · ~57y · appointed 2002-08-01 · resigned 2018-01-09
Resigned
HERLING, David Andrew, Dr
director · ~63y · appointed 1998-04-01 · resigned 2002-08-13
Resigned
SHAI, Roy
director · ~57y · appointed 1998-04-01 · resigned 2001-01-09
Resigned
SHAI, Samuel
director · ~83y · appointed 1998-04-01 · resigned 2000-06-27
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property10/06/2013
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Debenture1 property03/11/2011
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Recent filings (85 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2021-03-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-03-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-03-29