GREENS CHEMISTS

🌳Matureactive
NI008016 · private-unlimited · incorporated 1970-08-27
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 11.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 11.3y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 11.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (59/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
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
128 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 2 officers
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 3 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-05-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2026-03-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-04-13
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2024-03-19
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2021-01-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2021-01-06
    📄
    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  8. 2021-01-06
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2021-01-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  10. 2019-06-03
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  11. 2019-06-03
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    Charge satisfied #1
  12. 2018-05-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2018-05-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2018-02-12
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  15. 2018-02-12
    📄
    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  16. 2016-02-04
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2015-04-09
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC ("the Bank")
  18. 2006-10-09
    SMYTH, Robert Joseph appointed
    secretary
  19. 2006-10-09
    JOHNSTON, Colin James resigned
    secretary
  20. 2006-03-01
    JOHNSTON, Colin James appointed
    director
  21. 2006-03-01
    SMYTH, Robert Joseph appointed
    director
  22. 2006-03-01
    JOHNSTON, Colin James appointed
    secretary
  23. 2006-02-28
    THOMPSON, Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  24. 2006-02-28
    THOMPSON, Elizabeth resigned
    director
  25. 2006-02-28
    THOMPSON, James resigned
    director
  26. 2001-03-28
    MCKAY, Patricia resigned
    director
  27. 1970-08-27
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As GREENS CHEMISTS
  28. 1970-08-27
    THOMPSON, Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  29. 1970-08-27
    MCKAY, Patricia appointed
    director
  30. 1970-08-27
    THOMPSON, Elizabeth appointed
    director
  31. 1970-08-27
    THOMPSON, James appointed
    director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 56 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Clear Pharmacy is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Clear Pharmacy
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
GREENS CHEMISTS
This company · NI008016

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
Clear Pharmacy
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-unlimited
Incorporated1970-08-27
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Block D
17 Heron Road
Belfast
BT3 9LE
Northern Ireland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due:
Last made up to: 2008-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-10
Last: 2025-12-27

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

SMYTH, Robert Joseph
secretary · appointed 2006-10-09
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Active
JOHNSTON, Colin James
director · ~60y · appointed 2006-03-01
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Active
SMYTH, Robert Joseph
director · ~57y · appointed 2006-03-01
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Active
JOHNSTON, Colin James
secretary · appointed 2006-03-01 · resigned 2006-10-09
Resigned
THOMPSON, Elizabeth
secretary · appointed 1970-08-27 · resigned 2006-02-28
Resigned
MCKAY, Patricia
director · ~84y · appointed 1970-08-27 · resigned 2001-03-28
Resigned
THOMPSON, Elizabeth
director · ~89y · appointed 1970-08-27 · resigned 2006-02-28
Resigned
THOMPSON, James
director · ~94y · appointed 1970-08-27 · resigned 2006-02-28
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC ("the Bank")
A registered charge1 property09/04/201503/06/2019

Recent filings (128 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-04-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-11
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-01-06
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2021-01-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-01-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2021-01-06