GREENER SECURITY SHREDDING LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
07313638 · ltd · incorporated 2010-07-14
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£52.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38320
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 15.8y
15/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 15.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
44 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £51,979
Net assets shrinking
Down £12,604 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 52% YoY
Cash YoY
-52%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£6k
↓ 52% YoY
Net Worth
£52k
↓ 20% YoY
Current Assets
£108k
↓ 25% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £89.2k | £131.5k |
| Current assets | £108.4k | £144.7k |
| Cash | £5.9k | £12.3k |
| Debtors | £101.1k | £128.5k |
| Net assets | £52.0k | £64.6k |
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.
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
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 mortgage
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-02-27📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2026-02-27🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
- 2025-05-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-04📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-01-31🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
- 2024-04-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-04📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2019-10-04📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2019-10-04🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2019-10-04🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2019-05-08📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2019-03-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2015-06-18🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2010-10-07🔒Charge registered #1Lender: British Overseas Bank Nominees LTD and Wgtc Nominees Limited
- 2010-07-14🏢Company incorporatedAs GREENER SECURITY SHREDDING LIMITED
- 2010-07-14➕TURTON, Samantha Jane appointeddirector
Owner dependency
90/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +No director turnover: Company is 16 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
68/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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 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.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Samantha Jane Turton Individual · English · DOB 09/1972 · age 54 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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8 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
Incorporated2010-07-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38320 — SIC 38320
Registered office
201 Slack Lane
Derby
DE22 3EE
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-16
Last: 2026-07-02
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
TURTON, Samantha Jane→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2010-07-14
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Security Trustee Limited | A registered charge | — | 27/02/2026 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Security Trustee Limited | A registered charge | — | 31/01/2025 | — | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 18/06/2015 | 04/10/2019 | |
| satisfied | British Overseas Bank Nominees and Wgtc Nominees British Overseas Bank Nominees LTD and Wgtc Nominees Limited | Rent deposit deed | 1 property | 07/10/2010 | 04/10/2019 |
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Recent filings (44 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-06
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-12
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-08