GREEN LIZARD HOLDINGS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07295288 · ltd · incorporated 2010-06-24
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 15.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed asset-holding vehicle — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: 1 insolvency-related filing on record. Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 15.3y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 15.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (84/100)

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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
17 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
76 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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
59
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
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£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Average employees00

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
2
filings
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  2. 2026-03-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-07-01
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  4. 2025-03-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-07-26
    FINNIGAN, Keith appointed
    director
  6. 2024-07-26
    FOSTER, Paul appointed
    director
  7. 2024-07-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2024-07-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2024-03-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-03-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-03-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-06-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-04-09
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    legacy
    capital · SH20
  14. 2020-04-09
    📄
    capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure
    capital · SH19
  15. 2020-04-09
    ⚠️
    legacy
    insolvency · CAP-SS
  16. 2020-04-09
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  17. 2020-03-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-05-21
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  19. 2019-05-21
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  20. 2016-09-28
    FLINTOFT, Nigel Thomas resigned
    director
  21. 2016-01-23
    SHAWCROSS, David Robert resigned
    director
  22. 2014-01-03
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    Charge satisfied #1
  23. 2011-03-18
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  24. 2011-03-17
    FLINTOFT, Nigel Thomas appointed
    director
  25. 2011-03-17
    SHAWCROSS, David Robert appointed
    director
  26. 2010-06-24
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As GREEN LIZARD HOLDINGS LIMITED
  27. 2010-06-24
    HUNTER, Ian George appointed
    director

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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

1 high · 1 med ·
1 insolvency-related filing on record
high

Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.

Evidence: 2020-04-09: legacy

Name changed recently
medium

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

Evidence: 2025-07-01: certificate-change-of-name-company

Group structure

Green Lizard Group Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Green Lizard Group Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
GREEN LIZARD HOLDINGS LIMITED
This company · 07295288

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Green Lizard Group Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75-100% shares25/01/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Ian George Hunterceased 21/05/2019· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2010-06-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

The Cube
Barrack Road
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE4 6DB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-04
Last: 2026-05-21

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

FINNIGAN, Keith
director · ~63y · appointed 2024-07-26
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Active
FOSTER, Paul
director · ~59y · appointed 2024-07-26
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Active
HUNTER, Ian George
director · ~62y · appointed 2010-06-24
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Active
FLINTOFT, Nigel Thomas
director · ~67y · appointed 2011-03-17 · resigned 2016-09-28
Resigned
SHAWCROSS, David Robert
director · ~60y · appointed 2011-03-17 · resigned 2016-01-23
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Debenture1 property18/03/201103/01/2014

Recent filings (76 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2026-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-29
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-29