GREENLEAF RENEWABLES LIMITED
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). 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).
Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 10.3y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 10.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 4 | 400 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2021-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-22➕STIRLING, Wendy Jane appointedsecretary
- 2021-07-22➖MANN, Tom resignedsecretary
- 2021-07-22📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2021-07-22📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2021-02-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-02-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-02-24📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2020-02-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2020-01-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-11-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-08📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2019-11-08📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2016-03-10🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2016-01-19➖STIRLING, Ian Ross resigneddirector
- 2016-01-13🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2013-10-15➕STIRLING, Ian Ross appointeddirector
- 2011-02-02🏢Company incorporatedAs GREENLEAF RENEWABLES LIMITED
- 2011-02-02➕STIRLING, Peter John appointeddirector
- 2011-02-02➕MANN, Tom appointedsecretary
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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
cleanGroup structure
Peter J Stirling Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Peter J Stirling Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Peter John Stirlingceased 06/04/2016· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 10/03/2016 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 13/01/2016 | — |