GREEN SUSTAINABLE ENERGY LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
08301537 · ltd · incorporated 2012-11-21
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
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£181.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35110
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (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: 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 (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 12.4y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 12.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
45 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £181,492
Net assets shrinking
Down £31,747 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£181k
↓ 15% YoY
Current Assets
£21k
↓ 48% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-28 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £205.0k | £245.2k |
| Current assets | £20.8k | £39.7k |
| Net assets | £181.5k | £213.2k |
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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2025-04-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-04-11➖ROBERTSHAW, Stuart Harry resigneddirector
- 2025-01-15📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-10📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-09-10🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2023-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-22📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-09-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-09-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-09-22📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-09-20➖ROBERTSHAW, Jason Stuart resignedsecretary
- 2023-09-20➕ROBERTSHAW, Stuart Harry appointeddirector
- 2022-11-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-08-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-10🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2017-10-10🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2016-12-01🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Lombard North Central PLC
- 2014-02-04🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Thincats Loan Syndicates Limited
- 2014-02-04🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Thincats Loan Syndicates Limited
- 2012-11-21🏢Company incorporatedAs GREEN SUSTAINABLE ENERGY LIMITED
- 2012-11-21➕ROBERTSHAW, Jason Stuart appointeddirector
- 2012-11-21➕ROBERTSHAW, Jason Stuart appointedsecretary
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
58/100
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 14 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-11-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC35110 — SIC 35110
Registered office
Ingham Lane Farm
Ingham Lane
Halifax
West Yorkshire
HX2 9PE
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-05
Last: 2025-11-21
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
ROBERTSHAW, Jason Stuart→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2012-11-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ROBERTSHAW, Jason Stuart→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2012-11-21 · resigned 2023-09-20
ROBERTSHAW, Stuart Harry→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 2023-09-20 · resigned 2025-04-11
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lombard North Central Lombard North Central PLC | A registered charge | — | 01/12/2016 | 10/09/2024 | |
| satisfied | Thincats Loan Syndicates Thincats Loan Syndicates Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 04/02/2014 | 10/10/2017 | |
| satisfied | Thincats Loan Syndicates Thincats Loan Syndicates Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 04/02/2014 | 10/10/2017 |
Recent filings (45 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2025-04-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-29
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-30
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-09-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-09-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-09-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-01