GREENSEED (PROPERTIES) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC333787 · ltd · incorporated 2007-11-12
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.
Why now
Window closing · medium confidence
Getting harder to buy cheaply — 1 signals strengthening over the last 30 days.
  • · Hygiene score: 85 → 90
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture improved over the last 30 days — 1 positive signal vs 0 negative.

  • Hygiene score: 8590
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
year to Nov 2025
Net worth
£-14.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other credit granting n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68100Buying and selling of own real estate
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 75/100 (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 (76/100)

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

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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
58 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £14,938

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£15k
↓ 95% YoY
Current Assets
£5k
↓ 2.5% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£15k-£11k-£7k-£3k£1k£5kNov 2024Nov 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-11-302024-11-30
Total assets£5.1k£5.3k
Current assets£5.1k£5.3k
Net assets£-14.9k£-7.7k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-26
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2025-07-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-04-29
    GARDNER, Daniel Paul appointed
    secretary
  5. 2025-04-29
    LOGAN, Gary Andrew James resigned
    secretary
  6. 2025-04-29
    LOGAN, Gary Andrew James resigned
    director
  7. 2025-04-29
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  8. 2025-04-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2025-04-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2025-04-29
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  11. 2025-04-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2024-07-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2023-06-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-08-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-08-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-08-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-08-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  20. 2010-03-02
    LOGAN, Gary Andrew James appointed
    secretary
  21. 2010-03-02
    MORISONS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2009-11-23
    LOGAN, Gary Andrew James appointed
    director
  23. 2008-07-30
    HOOD, Ross Farr resigned
    nominee-director
  24. 2008-07-18
    GARDNER, Daniel Paul appointed
    director
  25. 2007-11-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As GREENSEED (PROPERTIES) LIMITED
  26. 2007-11-12
    MORISONS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2007-11-12
    HOOD, Ross Farr appointed
    nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Daniel Paul Gardner
Individual · British · DOB 02/1969 · age 57
5075%
50-75% shares12/11/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Gary Andrew James Loganceased 01/08/2025· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2007-11-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64929 — Other credit granting n.e.c.

Registered office

53a Inverleith Row
Edinburgh
EH3 5PX
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-26
Last: 2025-11-12

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

GARDNER, Daniel Paul
secretary · appointed 2025-04-29
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Active
GARDNER, Daniel Paul
director · ~57y · appointed 2008-07-18
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Active
LOGAN, Gary Andrew James
secretary · appointed 2010-03-02 · resigned 2025-04-29
Resigned
MORISONS SECRETARIES LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-11-12 · resigned 2010-03-02
Resigned
HOOD, Ross Farr
nominee-director · ~67y · appointed 2007-11-12 · resigned 2008-07-30
Resigned
LOGAN, Gary Andrew James
director · ~56y · appointed 2009-11-23 · resigned 2025-04-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (58 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-11-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-24
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-04-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-29
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-04-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-03