GREENWAYS DUNDEE CIC

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SC643992 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2019-10-09
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£1.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale in non-specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 47890SIC 47890
  • 56290Other food services
  • 85590Other education n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -73% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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

Company profile
address, 4 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
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
14 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,167
Net assets shrinking
Down £514 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 73% YoY
Cash YoY
-73%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£1k
↓ 73% YoY
Net Worth
£1k
↓ 31% YoY
Current Assets
£2k
↓ 68% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£1k£2k£3k£4k£5kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£1.2k£1.7k
Current assets£1.6k£5.1k
Cash£1.3k£4.7k
Debtors£158£158
Net assets£1.2k£1.7k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-11-04
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2023-10-10
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2022-08-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-07-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-10-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As GREENWAYS DUNDEE CIC
  9. 2019-10-09
    BENTLEY, Caroline Judith appointed
    director
  10. 2019-10-09
    📄
    incorporation-community-interest-company
    incorporation · CICINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Caroline Judith Bentley
Individual · British · DOB 09/1982 · age 44
75–100%board control75-100% voting · board control09/10/2019

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-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2019-10-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47190 — Other retail sale in non-specialised stores

Registered office

6 Carmichael Gardens
Dundee
DD3 6LX
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-14
Last: 2025-10-31

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

BENTLEY, Caroline Judith
director · ~44y · appointed 2019-10-09
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Recent filings (14 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-07
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-03
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-31
incorporation-community-interest-company
incorporation · CICINC
2019-10-09