GINKGO HOLDINGS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
12887977 · ltd · incorporated 2020-09-18
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£-13.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed property-backed borrower — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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 (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 5.5y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 5.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
15 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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £13,388

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£13k
↑ 14% YoY
Current Assets
£15k
↑ 8.9% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£16k-£9k-£3k£3k£9k£15kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£863.3k£861.1k
Current assets£15.0k£13.8k
Net assets£-13.4k£-15.6k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-14
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2024-07-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-10-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-10-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-10-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-08-23
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2021-06-07
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2020-12-23
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  10. 2020-12-23
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  11. 2020-09-18
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    Company incorporated
    As GINKGO HOLDINGS LIMITED
  12. 2020-09-18
    WADSWORTH, Jonathan Murray appointed
    director
  13. 2020-09-18
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

88/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Beckworth Financial Services Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Beckworth Financial Services Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
GINKGO HOLDINGS LIMITED
This company · 12887977

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Beckworth Financial Services Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control18/09/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Jonathan Murray Wadsworthceased 14/04/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2020-09-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

30 Southernhay East
Exeter
Devon
EX1 1NS
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-01
Last: 2025-09-17

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

WADSWORTH, Jonathan Murray
director · ~59y · appointed 2020-09-18
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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property23/12/2020
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Recent filings (15 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-28
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-08-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-06-07
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2020-12-23
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2020-09-18