ACHIEVE GREEN LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07013944 · ltd · incorporated 2009-09-09
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Technical testing and analysis
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
48 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-14
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  2. 2025-11-14
    ✏️
    change-of-name-notice
    change-of-name · CONNOT
  3. 2025-09-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-10-20
    📄
    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  6. 2023-09-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-09-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-09-13
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2021-09-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-01-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2021-01-15
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2021-01-15
    📄
    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  13. 2021-01-15
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2020-11-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2020-10-10
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2020-10-10
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  17. 2020-10-10
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2020-09-04
    SOUTHWORTH, Michelle appointed
    secretary
  19. 2020-08-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2009-09-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACHIEVE GREEN LIMITED
  21. 2009-09-09
    SOUTHWORTH, Jonathan Peter 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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 17 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 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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

1 med ·
Name changed 2 times
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-11-14: certificate-change-of-name-company; 2025-11-14: change-of-name-notice

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Michelle Southworth
Individual · British · DOB 12/1979 · age 47
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting04/09/2020
Mr Jonathan Peter Southworth
Individual · British · DOB 08/1979 · age 47
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2009-09-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71200 — Technical testing and analysis

Registered office

31 Ravenswood Avenue
Tunbridge Wells
Kent
TN2 3SG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-19
Last: 2025-09-05

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

SOUTHWORTH, Michelle
secretary · appointed 2020-09-04
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SOUTHWORTH, Jonathan Peter
director · ~47y · appointed 2009-09-09
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Active

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Recent filings (48 total)

certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-11-14
change-of-name-notice
change-of-name · CONNOT
2025-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-15
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2023-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-01-15