INNER GREEN LTD

💤Zombieactive
06702852 · ltd · incorporated 2008-09-19
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
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£-94.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10840
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 47910Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 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
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £94,635

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£95k
~ YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
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-£95k-£95k-£95k-£95k-£95k-£95kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£3.7k£-44.6k
Net assets£-94.6k£-94.6k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-06-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-10-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2020-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-06-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-06-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-06-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-10-15
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-06-29
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2014-10-09
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2008-09-19
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    Company incorporated
    As INNER GREEN LTD
  17. 2008-09-19
    ➕
    FOUNTAIN, Emily Jane appointed
    secretary
  18. 2008-09-19
    ➕
    PRESTON, Oliver John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 18 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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 Oliver John Preston
Individual · British · DOB 11/1970 · age 56
75–100%
75–100%sig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · significant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2008-09-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10840 — SIC 10840

Registered office

1 Sopwith Crescent
Wickford
Essex
SS11 8YU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-03
Last: 2025-09-19

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

FOUNTAIN, Emily Jane→
secretary · appointed 2008-09-19
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Active
PRESTON, Oliver John→
director · ~56y · appointed 2008-09-19
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Active

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Recent filings (38 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-05