GREEN CEDAR SOLAR LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
14034867 · ltd · incorporated 2022-04-08
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£-23.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
67/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35110
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 67/100 (strong), bankability 60/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (72/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
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
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
67/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £22,973
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£30k
Net Worth
-£23k
Current Assets
£135k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-28 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £-23.0k |
| Current assets | £135.4k |
| Cash | £30.4k |
| Debtors | £105.0k |
| Net assets | £-23.0k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 2 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-28📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-31📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-09-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-09-06➕SMEDLEY, Farida Khanum appointeddirector
- 2024-07-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-07-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-06-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-06-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-06-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-06-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-05-28➕EL-ASSAAD, Sheherazade Hamad Bey appointeddirector
- 2024-05-28➕SMEDLEY, Raees Christo Raymond appointeddirector
- 2024-05-28➖SMEDLEY, Khes resigneddirector
- 2024-05-28➖SMEDLEY, Raymond resigneddirector
- 2024-01-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-06-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-06-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-06-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-04-08🏢Company incorporatedAs GREEN CEDAR SOLAR LIMITED
- 2022-04-08➕SMEDLEY, Khes appointeddirector
- 2022-04-08➕SMEDLEY, Raymond appointeddirector
- 2022-04-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-04-08📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
20/100
No succession signalNo meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — SMEDLEY, Raees Christo Raymond (same surname) appointed 2024-05-28. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
1 high ·Confirmation statement overdue
highAnnual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-10
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Khes Smedley Individual · British · DOB 01/1982 · age 44 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 08/04/2022 |
Mr Raymond Smedley Individual · British · DOB 04/1944 · age 82 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 08/04/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-04-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC35110 — SIC 35110
Registered office
3 Maclure Road
Rochdale
Lancashire
OL11 1DN
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-28
Last made up to: 2025-04-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-10OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-27
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
EL-ASSAAD, Sheherazade Hamad Bey→
Activedirector · ~33y · appointed 2024-05-28
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SMEDLEY, Farida Khanum→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 2024-09-06
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SMEDLEY, Raees Christo Raymond→
Activedirector · ~21y · appointed 2024-05-28
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SMEDLEY, Khes→
Resigneddirector · ~44y · appointed 2022-04-08 · resigned 2024-05-28
SMEDLEY, Raymond→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · appointed 2022-04-08 · resigned 2024-05-28
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Recent filings (21 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-04-28
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-24
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-01-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-22