A GREENER ALTERNATIVE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
07195139 · ltd · incorporated 2010-03-18
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-269.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46719
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 14.6y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 14.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
49 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £269,243
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£269k
↑ 15% YoY
Current Assets
£392k
↓ 8.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-53.2k | £-54.1k |
| Current assets | £392.4k | £429.4k |
| Cash | — | £522 |
| Debtors | — | £393.6k |
| Net assets | £-269.2k | £-315.9k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-27📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-12-17📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-08-07📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-08-06📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-08-06🔒Charge registered #3Lender: One Stop Business Finance Spv 2 Limited
- 2024-08-06🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2023-12-21➕GALVIN, Neville James appointeddirector
- 2023-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-06-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-05-25📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-05-24🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Nucleus Cash Flow FINANCE2 Limited
- 2022-08-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2017-08-09➖RICHARDS, Glyn resigneddirector
- 2011-09-15🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2010-03-18🏢Company incorporatedAs A GREENER ALTERNATIVE LIMITED
- 2010-03-18➕BEACH, Simon Michael appointeddirector
- 2010-03-18➕RICHARDS, Glyn appointeddirector
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Simon Michael Beach Individual · British · DOB 05/1965 · age 61 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Glyn Richardsceased 08/12/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-03-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46719 — SIC 46719
Registered office
2 Upperton Gardens
Eastbourne
BN21 2AH
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-01
Last: 2026-03-18
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
BEACH, Simon Michael→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2010-03-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GALVIN, Neville James→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2023-12-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
RICHARDS, Glyn→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2010-03-18 · resigned 2017-08-09
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | One Stop Business Finance Spv 2 One Stop Business Finance Spv 2 Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 06/08/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | Nucleus Cash Flow FINANCE2 Nucleus Cash Flow FINANCE2 Limited | A registered charge | — | 24/05/2023 | — | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 15/09/2011 | 06/08/2024 |
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Recent filings (49 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-28
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-01
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-12-17
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-08-07
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-08-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-09
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-18