19 THE GREEN LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05670500 · ltd · incorporated 2006-01-10
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 Jan 2026
Net worth
£6
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 70). 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 (73/100).

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
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
53 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £6

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£6
~ YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£1£2£4£5£6Jan 2025Jan 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-01-312025-01-31
Total assets£6£6
Net assets£6£6

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-11-29
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2024-11-08
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2024-11-08
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  7. 2023-10-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-10-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-11-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-10-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-10-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-02-11
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2011-01-01
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    TOWNEND, Carol resigned
    director
  17. 2007-01-09
    ➖
    BAKER, Heather Lindsay resigned
    secretary
  18. 2006-08-07
    ➕
    TOWNEND, Martin appointed
    secretary
  19. 2006-08-07
    ➕
    TOWNEND, Martin appointed
    director
  20. 2006-08-07
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2006-08-07
    ➖
    BAKER, Heather Lindsay resigned
    director
  22. 2006-08-07
    ➖
    THORNTON, Jonathan James resigned
    director
  23. 2006-08-07
    ➕
    TOWNEND, Carol appointed
    director
  24. 2006-01-10
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    Company incorporated
    As 19 THE GREEN LIMITED
  25. 2006-01-10
    ➕
    BAKER, Heather Lindsay appointed
    secretary
  26. 2006-01-10
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2006-01-10
    ➕
    BAKER, Heather Lindsay appointed
    director
  28. 2006-01-10
    ➕
    THORNTON, Jonathan James 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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100
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 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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 Martin Townend
Individual · British · DOB 12/1956 · age 70
75–100%
—board control75-100% shares · board control24/04/2016

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
Incorporated2006-01-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

2 The Innings
Idle
Bradford
BD10 8UW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-31
Last made up to: 2026-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-15
Last: 2025-09-01

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

TOWNEND, Martin→
secretary · appointed 2006-08-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TOWNEND, Martin→
director · ~70y · appointed 2006-08-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BAKER, Heather Lindsay→
secretary · appointed 2006-01-10 · resigned 2007-01-09
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-01-10 · resigned 2006-08-07
Resigned
BAKER, Heather Lindsay→
director · ~47y · appointed 2006-01-10 · resigned 2006-08-07
Resigned
THORNTON, Jonathan James→
director · ~56y · appointed 2006-01-10 · resigned 2006-08-07
Resigned
TOWNEND, Carol→
director · ~66y · appointed 2006-08-07 · resigned 2011-01-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (53 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-11-08
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2024-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-21