GREENS NURSERIES LIMITED

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SC241376 · ltd · incorporated 2002-12-19
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
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£332.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47760
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
60 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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
Positive net assets
Net assets £332,592

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£333k
Current Assets
£587k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-30
Total assets£358.8k
Current assets£587.1k
Net assets£332.6k

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 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-07
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    accounts-amended-with-made-up-date
    accounts · AAMD
  2. 2025-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-05-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-05-05
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    GREEN, Colin Taylor resigned
    director
  5. 2024-05-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-06-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-10-31
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2022-10-31
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2022-04-05
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  10. 2021-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-12-08
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2021-08-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-09-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2006-01-31
    ➕
    GREEN, Donald appointed
    secretary
  18. 2006-01-31
    ➕
    GREEN, Donald appointed
    director
  19. 2006-01-31
    ➖
    BAIN, Steven James resigned
    nominee-secretary
  20. 2006-01-31
    ➕
    GREEN, Colin Taylor appointed
    director
  21. 2006-01-31
    ➖
    YOUNG, William Leith resigned
    nominee-director
  22. 2002-12-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As GREENS NURSERIES LIMITED
  23. 2002-12-19
    ➕
    BAIN, Steven James appointed
    nominee-secretary
  24. 2002-12-19
    ➕
    YOUNG, William Leith appointed
    nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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 "GREEN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +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

85/100
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.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Donald Green
Individual · British · DOB 07/1966 · age 60
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Colin Taylor Greenceased 05/04/2022· 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
Incorporated2002-12-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47760 — SIC 47760

Registered office

28 High Street
Nairn
Highland
IV12 4AU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-27
Last: 2026-01-13

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

GREEN, Donald→
secretary · appointed 2006-01-31
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Active
GREEN, Donald→
director · ~60y · appointed 2006-01-31
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Active
BAIN, Steven James→
nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-12-19 · resigned 2006-01-31
Resigned
GREEN, Colin Taylor→
director · ~89y · appointed 2006-01-31 · resigned 2025-05-05
Resigned
YOUNG, William Leith→
nominee-director · ~73y · appointed 2002-12-19 · resigned 2006-01-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (60 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-15
accounts-amended-with-made-up-date
accounts · AAMD
2025-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-10-31
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-05
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-08
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-12-08