J. R. GREENALL LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04679181 · ltd · incorporated 2003-02-26
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
£34.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 01629SIC 01629
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 23.2y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 23.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
53 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £33,964

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£30k
Net Worth
£34k
Current Assets
£43k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-31
Total assets£36.6k
Current assets£42.6k
Cash£30.4k
Debtors£3.8k
Net assets£34.0k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-29
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2025-12-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-09-19
    ➖
    GREENALL, John Malcolm resigned
    director
  5. 2024-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-12-22
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-02-03
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-12-30
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2021-02-05
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-12-23
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-12-19
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-03-03
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-12-22
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2003-05-01
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  18. 2003-02-26
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    Company incorporated
    As J. R. GREENALL LIMITED
  19. 2003-02-26
    ➕
    GREENALL, John Ritchie appointed
    secretary
  20. 2003-02-26
    ➕
    GREENALL, John Ritchie appointed
    director
  21. 2003-02-26
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2003-02-26
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2003-02-26
    ➕
    GREENALL, John Malcolm appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "GREENALL" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 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 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr. John Ritchie Greenall
Individual · British · DOB 06/1969 · age 57
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-02-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01110 — Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds

Registered office

Blindfoot Farm, Windle
St. Helens
Merseyside
WA11 7HZ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-29
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-12
Last: 2026-02-26

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

GREENALL, John Ritchie→
secretary · appointed 2003-02-26
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Active
GREENALL, John Ritchie→
director · ~57y · appointed 2003-02-26
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Active
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-02-26 · resigned 2003-02-26
Resigned
GREENALL, John Malcolm→
director · ~84y · appointed 2003-02-26 · resigned 2025-09-19
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Debenture1 property01/05/2003—
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Recent filings (53 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-09
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-12-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-03
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-05