GREENLIGHT COMMERCIAL LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
12169498 · ltd · incorporated 2019-08-22
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£-56
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of mortgage finance companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 64929Other credit granting n.e.c.
  • 66220Activities of insurance agents and brokers
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £56

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£56
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-06-30
Total assets£-56
Net assets£-56

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
2
filings
  • 1 officers
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 officers
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-04-29
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-11-12
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2025-11-11
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2025-11-06
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2025-10-02
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2025-04-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-05-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-05-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2021-04-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-09-04
    DYSON, Adam Russell appointed
    director
  15. 2019-09-04
    DYSON, Adam Russell resigned
    director
  16. 2019-09-04
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2019-09-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2019-08-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As GREENLIGHT COMMERCIAL LIMITED
  19. 2019-08-22
    DAWES, Ashley appointed
    secretary
  20. 2019-08-22
    DYSON, Adam Russell appointed
    director
  21. 2019-08-22
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • 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 Adam Russell Dyson
Individual · British · DOB 06/1988 · age 38
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control22/08/2019

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
Incorporated2019-08-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64922 — Activities of mortgage finance companies

Registered office

100 Queen Street
Newton Abbot
TQ12 2EU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-04
Last: 2025-08-21

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

DAWES, Ashley
secretary · appointed 2019-08-22
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Active
DYSON, Adam Russell
director · ~38y · appointed 2019-09-04
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Active
DYSON, Adam Russell
director · ~38y · appointed 2019-08-22 · resigned 2019-09-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (23 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-10
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-11-12
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-11-11
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-23