GROW TO GO EV LTD

💤Zombieactive
12721810 · ltd · incorporated 2020-07-06
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 Jul 2024
Net worth
£-282.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01130
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 01300SIC 01300
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -80% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 2 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 (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
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
13 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 £282,395
Cash draining
Cash down 80% YoY
Cash YoY
-80%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£3k
↓ 80% YoY
Net Worth
-£282k
↓ 36% YoY
Current Assets
£64k
↓ 16% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£282k-£211k-£139k-£68k£4k£75kJul 2023Jul 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-07-312023-07-31
Total assets£-272.4k£-198.3k
Current assets£63.5k£75.4k
Cash£3.0k£14.6k
Debtors£60.5k£60.8k
Net assets£-282.4k£-208.3k

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

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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
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-03-16
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  4. 2023-03-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-08-16
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  6. 2022-08-16
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    capital-alter-shares-subdivision
    capital · SH02
  7. 2022-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-07-06
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    Company incorporated
    As GROW TO GO EV LTD
  9. 2020-07-06
    MCGEE, Brian Gordon appointed
    secretary
  10. 2020-07-06
    MCGEE, Brian Gordon appointed
    director
  11. 2020-07-06
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

95/100
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 66 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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 66. 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 Brian Gordon Mcgee
Individual · British · DOB 10/1960 · age 66
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/07/2020

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
Incorporated2020-07-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01130 — SIC 01130

Registered office

71-75 Shelton Street
London
Greater London
WC2H 9JQ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-19
Last: 2025-07-05

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

MCGEE, Brian Gordon
secretary · appointed 2020-07-06
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Active
MCGEE, Brian Gordon
director · ~66y · appointed 2020-07-06
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Recent filings (13 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-28
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-16
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-08-16
capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2022-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-06
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2020-07-06