GREENPAEK LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC456470 · ltd · incorporated 2013-08-12
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 12.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
62/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Unlicenced restaurants and cafes
Sector: Accommodation & food service
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 56103Take-away food shops and mobile food stands
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 62/100 (worth a look), 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: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 12.2y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 12.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
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 1 total, 1 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
62/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
30
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2020-10-13
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    gazette-dissolved-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ2(A)
  2. 2020-10-13
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  3. 2020-07-28
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  4. 2020-07-20
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    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  5. 2020-05-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-05-11
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  7. 2020-05-11
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    Charge satisfied #1
  8. 2020-04-06
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2020-01-14
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  10. 2019-06-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-05-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-05-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-05-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-08-13
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-05-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-04-10
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  17. 2014-08-12
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2014-03-27
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number
    mortgage · MR01
  19. 2014-03-25
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  20. 2013-08-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As GREENPAEK LIMITED
  21. 2013-08-12
    ➕
    JOHNSON, Valerie Dawn appointed
    director
  22. 2013-08-12
    📄
    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 64 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 high ·
Company dissolved
high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2020-10-13

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Valerie Dawn Johnson
Individual · British · DOB 08/1962 · age 64
75–100%
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

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-08-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56102 — Unlicenced restaurants and cafes

Registered office

Westvale
Brae
Shetland
ZE2 9QG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2020-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —

Officers (0 active · 0 resigned)

JOHNSON, Valerie Dawn→
director · ~64y · appointed 2013-08-12
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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property25/03/201411/05/2020

Recent filings (21 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2020-10-13
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2020-07-28
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2020-07-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-05-21
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2020-05-11
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2020-04-06
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2020-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2017-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2016-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-05-24