GREENLINE WHOLESALE FRUIT & VEG. LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05013303 · ltd · incorporated 2004-01-12
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

🔒Generate AI memo →🔒Outreach pack →🔒Corporate story →📑 Reports →Sign in to watch
What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of fruit and vegetables
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (53/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
58 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-06
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2024-10-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-10-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-08-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-11-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-02-25
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2021-02-25
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2020-11-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-10-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-09-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-10-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-11-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-02-04
    📄
    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-08-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-03-26
    ➕
    MOUSSAVI POUR GHARBI, Seyed Reza appointed
    director
  17. 2004-01-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As GREENLINE WHOLESALE FRUIT & VEG. LIMITED
  18. 2004-01-12
    ➕
    MOUSSAVI POUR GHARBI, Lynne appointed
    secretary
  19. 2004-01-12
    ➕
    MOUSSAVI POUR GHARBI, Sayed Asghar appointed
    director
  20. 2004-01-12
    ➕
    LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2004-01-12
    ➖
    LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2004-01-12
    ➕
    LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 2004-01-12
    ➖
    LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

91/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Seyed Reza Moussavi Pour Gharbi
Individual · British · DOB 08/1984 · age 42
50–75%
—50-75% shares31/01/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Sayed Asghar Moussavi Pour Gharbiceased 31/01/2020· 50-75% shares

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

Similar companies

Active · Wholesale & distribution · DH postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
DURHAM FUEL CENTRE LTD.→
15006516 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
————2y——
ETIKA CLOTHING LTD→
11857127 · est 2019 · no financials extracted
————7y——
FUNK DESIGNS LIMITED→
03373410 · est 1997 · no financials extracted
————28y——
GET DRESSED FOR BATTLE LTD→
03650315 · est 1998 · no financials extracted
————27y——
GHOUSLINK TRADERS LTD→
16583868 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
———————
GOSHEN INTERNATIONAL LTD→
14877339 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
————2y——
GQ WHOLESALE LTD→
14405486 · est 2022 · no financials extracted
————3y——
GREENCROFT BOTTLING COMPANY LIMITED→
04768870 · est 2003 · no financials extracted
————22y——
GT CLEANING MACHINES LIMITED→
04194750 · est 2001 · no financials extracted
————25y——
GYMFLUENCE ACTIVEWEAR LIMITED→
12668108 · est 2020 · no financials extracted
————5y——
H & J BROWN LIMITED→
07782858 · est 2011 · no financials extracted
————14y——
HARRIS TILE COMPANY LIMITED→
04719002 · est 2003 · no financials extracted
————23y——
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →
🔒Advanced scoring suite

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-01-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46310 — Wholesale of fruit and vegetables

Registered office

The Byre, Red House Farm
Hartside
Co Durham
DH1 5RJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-26
Last: 2026-01-12

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

MOUSSAVI POUR GHARBI, Lynne→
secretary · appointed 2004-01-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MOUSSAVI POUR GHARBI, Sayed Asghar→
director · ~74y · appointed 2004-01-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MOUSSAVI POUR GHARBI, Seyed Reza→
director · ~42y · appointed 2015-03-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-01-12 · resigned 2004-01-12
Resigned
LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-01-12 · resigned 2004-01-12
Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (58 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-10
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-02-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-06