GREENHEART POWER AFRICA LIMITED

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08993348 · ltd · incorporated 2014-04-11
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.
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35110
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 72). 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 (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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
32 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-17
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  4. 2024-07-02
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2024-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-01-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-11-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-11-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2022-03-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-08-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2020-07-31
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    MEMENE, Said Manana resigned
    director
  13. 2020-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-01-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-01-05
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  17. 2016-04-12
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    MEMENE, Said Manana appointed
    director
  18. 2014-04-11
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    Company incorporated
    As GREENHEART POWER AFRICA LIMITED
  19. 2014-04-11
    ➕
    EYRE, John Michael 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 72 — 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 72 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 12 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Michael Eyre
Individual · British · DOB 05/1954 · age 72
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-04-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC35110 — SIC 35110

Registered office

Office 5, First Floor Abberley House
Park Street
Cirencester
Gloucestershire
GL7 2BX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-25
Last: 2026-04-11

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

EYRE, John Michael→
director · ~72y · appointed 2014-04-11
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Active
MEMENE, Said Manana→
director · ~47y · appointed 2016-04-12 · resigned 2020-07-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (32 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-28
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-16
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-11-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-27