MARKETGREEN LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08664708 · ltd · incorporated 2013-08-27
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
£-10.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
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 81). 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: medium (78/100)

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
33 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 · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £10,344
Cash YoY
-6%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£1k
↓ 6.2% YoY
Net Worth
-£10k
↓ 1.9% YoY
Current Assets
£429k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£10k£78k£166k£254k£342k£429kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets—£212.7k
Current assets£429.4k£429.5k
Cash£1.1k£1.2k
Net assets£-10.3k£-10.2k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-08-31
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  6. 2022-08-30
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  7. 2022-08-29
    ➖
    WARREN, Neil Stephen resigned
    secretary
  8. 2022-08-27
    ➕
    TAYLOR, Christopher John appointed
    secretary
  9. 2022-05-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-12-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2021-12-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2021-11-30
    ➖
    WARREN, Neil Stephen resigned
    director
  13. 2021-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2013-12-31
    ➕
    WARREN, Neil Stephen appointed
    secretary
  20. 2013-12-31
    ➕
    WARREN, Neil Stephen appointed
    director
  21. 2013-08-27
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As MARKETGREEN LIMITED
  22. 2013-08-27
    ➕
    TAYLOR, Christopher John 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 81 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
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 81 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.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Neil Stephen Warren
Individual · British · DOB 01/1963 · age 63
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Christopher John Taylor
Individual · British · DOB 05/1945 · age 81
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-08-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43999 — Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.

Registered office

22 Rectory Close
Newbury
Berkshire
RG14 6DE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-10
Last: 2025-08-27

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

TAYLOR, Christopher John→
secretary · appointed 2022-08-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TAYLOR, Christopher John→
director · ~81y · appointed 2013-08-27
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Active
WARREN, Neil Stephen→
secretary · appointed 2013-12-31 · resigned 2022-08-29
Resigned
WARREN, Neil Stephen→
director · ~63y · appointed 2013-12-31 · resigned 2021-11-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (33 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-01
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-08-31
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-12-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-26