GREYLEG INVESTMENT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07206734 · ltd · incorporated 2010-03-29
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 10.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
£100
book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10821
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 10.1y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 10.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · 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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
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
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £100

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£100
~ YoY
Current Assets
£100
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£20£40£60£80£100May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£100£30.2k
Current assets£100£100
Net assets£100£100

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-02-26
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    administrative-restoration-company
    restoration · RT01
  5. 2023-09-05
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    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  6. 2023-06-20
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2023-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-01-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-05-12
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  13. 2018-05-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-05-08
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  15. 2017-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-12-31
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    accounts · AA01
  17. 2016-06-08
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Duncan Garnsworthy
  18. 2010-03-29
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    Company incorporated
    As GREYLEG INVESTMENT LIMITED
  19. 2010-03-29
    ➕
    GARNSWORTHY, Duncan appointed
    secretary
  20. 2010-03-29
    ➕
    GARNSWORTHY, Alasdair George appointed
    director
  21. 2010-03-29
    ➕
    GARNSWORTHY, Duncan Charles appointed
    director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

54/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-11

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alasdair George Garnsworthy
Individual · British · DOB 12/1983 · age 43
25–50%
—25-50% shares29/03/2017
Mr Duncan Garnsworthy
Individual · British · DOB 01/1981 · age 45
25–50%
—25-50% shares29/03/2017

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
Incorporated2010-03-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10821 — SIC 10821

Registered office

Myrtle House, Ham Street
Baltonsborough
Somerset
BA6 8PN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-11OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-28

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

GARNSWORTHY, Duncan→
secretary · appointed 2010-03-29
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Active
GARNSWORTHY, Alasdair George→
director · ~43y · appointed 2010-03-29
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Active
GARNSWORTHY, Duncan Charles→
director · ~44y · appointed 2010-03-29
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Active

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Duncan Garnsworthy / Deirdre Garnsworthy / David Garnsworthy
A registered charge—08/06/2016—
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Recent filings (38 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-26
administrative-restoration-company
restoration · RT01
2024-02-26
gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2023-09-05
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-30