GREEN AND PLEASANT RENEWABLES LTD

💤Zombieactive
07648207 · ltd · incorporated 2011-05-26
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 May 2025
Net worth
£2.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38110
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Deleverage or restructure. Leverage at 100% of assets — consider sale of non-core assets or equity injection. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
63 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,314
High leverage
Liabilities are 100% of total assets
Net assets shrinking
Down £2,446 YoY
Leverage
100%
Liabilities / Total assets

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£2k
↓ 51% YoY
Current Assets
£31k
↑ 13% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£6k£12k£18k£24k£31kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£57.9k£54.6k
Current assets£30.5k£27.1k
Net assets£2.3k£4.8k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 2 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-02-11
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2026-02-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-02-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-07-04
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  8. 2023-07-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2023-06-10
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  10. 2023-05-02
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  11. 2022-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-04-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-02-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-10-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2019-05-15
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    MAIKLEM, Julian Richard resigned
    director
  16. 2019-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-12-31
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    RILEY, Andrew resigned
    director
  18. 2015-03-27
    ➖
    STANTON, Sarah Catherine resigned
    director
  19. 2014-06-02
    ➕
    CROSS, Oliver Charles appointed
    director
  20. 2014-06-02
    ➖
    CROSS, Oliver Charles resigned
    director
  21. 2014-06-02
    ➕
    MAIKLEM, Julian Richard appointed
    director
  22. 2014-06-02
    ➕
    RILEY, Andrew appointed
    director
  23. 2014-06-02
    ➕
    STANTON, Sarah Catherine appointed
    director
  24. 2014-05-25
    ➖
    CROSS, Oliver Charles resigned
    director
  25. 2014-01-02
    ➕
    CROSS, John appointed
    secretary
  26. 2014-01-02
    ➕
    CROSS, John Andrew appointed
    director
  27. 2014-01-02
    ➖
    CROSS, Oliver Charles resigned
    secretary
  28. 2011-05-26
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As GREEN AND PLEASANT RENEWABLES LTD
  29. 2011-05-26
    ➕
    CROSS, Oliver Charles appointed
    secretary
  30. 2011-05-26
    ➕
    CROSS, Oliver Charles 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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Andrew Cross
Individual · British · DOB 03/1951 · age 75
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting31/12/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Julian Richard Maiklemceased 10/02/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2011-05-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38110 — SIC 38110

Registered office

7 Highcliffe Court 7 Highcliffe Court
Lympstone
Exmouth
Devon
EX8 5HG
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-13
Last: 2026-02-27

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

CROSS, John→
secretary · appointed 2014-01-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CROSS, John Andrew→
director · ~75y · appointed 2014-01-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CROSS, Oliver Charles→
secretary · appointed 2011-05-26 · resigned 2014-01-02
Resigned
CROSS, Oliver Charles→
director · ~34y · appointed 2014-06-02 · resigned 2014-06-02
Resigned
CROSS, Oliver Charles→
director · ~34y · appointed 2011-05-26 · resigned 2014-05-25
Resigned
MAIKLEM, Julian Richard→
director · ~61y · appointed 2014-06-02 · resigned 2019-05-15
Resigned
RILEY, Andrew→
director · ~75y · appointed 2014-06-02 · resigned 2016-12-31
Resigned
STANTON, Sarah Catherine→
director · ~55y · appointed 2014-06-02 · resigned 2015-03-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (63 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-05
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-07-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-07-03
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2023-06-10
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-05-02