G GREGG LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC741371 · ltd · incorporated 2022-08-16
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
67/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Specialised cleaning services
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 67/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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: 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, 1 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
12 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 change-of-name
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 change-of-name
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-06
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  2. 2025-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2024-02-12
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-02-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2024-02-12
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2024-02-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2023-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-08-16
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    Company incorporated
    As G GREGG LTD
  10. 2022-08-16
    GREGG, Gareth appointed
    director
  11. 2022-08-16
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "GREGG" — strong identity link between founder and business.

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

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2026-03-06: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Gareth Gregg
Individual · British · DOB 04/1989 · age 37
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control16/08/2022

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
Incorporated2022-08-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC81222 — Specialised cleaning services

Registered office

Meall Buidhe
Lamlash
Isle Of Arran
KA27 8NE
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-29
Last: 2025-08-15

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

GREGG, Gareth
director · ~37y · appointed 2022-08-16
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Recent filings (12 total)

certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2026-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-22
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-08-16