BIG GREEN BUS COMPANY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07910838 · ltd · incorporated 2012-01-16
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 Dec 2025
Net worth
£-76.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49390
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
46 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
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £76,395
Cash YoY
+48%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£1k
↑ 48% YoY
Net Worth
-£76k
↓ 3.6% YoY
Current Assets
£3k
↓ 99% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£76k-£25k£26k£77k£128k£180kDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£-76.4k£-71.7k
Current assets£2.7k£179.5k
Cash£1.2k£789
Debtors£1.5k£178.7k
Net assets£-76.4k£-73.7k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-09-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2021-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-03-27
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2019-03-27
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2018-09-18
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-03-20
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    officers · AP01
  14. 2018-03-20
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    officers · TM01
  15. 2018-03-20
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  16. 2018-03-19
    ➕
    HEARN, Stephen William appointed
    director
  17. 2018-03-19
    ➖
    HEARN, Alec Stephen resigned
    secretary
  18. 2018-03-19
    ➖
    HEARN, Alec Stephen resigned
    director
  19. 2017-08-18
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  20. 2013-11-27
    ➖
    EVANS, Stephen resigned
    director
  21. 2013-08-15
    ➕
    HEARN, Alec Stephen appointed
    secretary
  22. 2013-08-15
    ➕
    HEARN, Alec Stephen appointed
    director
  23. 2012-01-16
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    Company incorporated
    As BIG GREEN BUS COMPANY LIMITED
  24. 2012-01-16
    ➕
    EVANS, Stephen 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 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Stephen William Hearn
Individual · British · DOB 05/1961 · age 65
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control26/03/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Alec Stephen Hearnceased 26/03/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2012-01-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49390 — SIC 49390

Registered office

31 High Street
Haverhill
Suffolk
CB9 8AD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-29
Last: 2025-08-15

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

HEARN, Stephen William→
director · ~65y · appointed 2018-03-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HEARN, Alec Stephen→
secretary · appointed 2013-08-15 · resigned 2018-03-19
Resigned
EVANS, Stephen→
director · ~44y · appointed 2012-01-16 · resigned 2013-11-27
Resigned
HEARN, Alec Stephen→
director · ~37y · appointed 2013-08-15 · resigned 2018-03-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (46 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-09-25