GREENHILL PRODUCE LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC528328 · ltd · incorporated 2016-03-01
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 May 2025
Net worth
£2.42M
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10310
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 6.3y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 6.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £2,420,715
Cash YoY
-3%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£129k
↓ 3.1% YoY
Net Worth
£2.4m
↑ 25% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash | £129.0k | £133.1k |
| Net assets | £2.42M | £1.93M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals 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
Last 30 days
2
filings
- • 1 address
- • 1 officers
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 1 address
- • 1 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 address
- • 1 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-04-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-03-31➖GREENHILL, James Strachan resigneddirector
- 2025-10-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-02-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-02-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-02-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-02-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-05-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-05-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-02-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-02📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2020-10-02🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2020-02-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-31📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-01-29🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Seagreen Wind Energy Limited
- 2019-12-24🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation PLC
- 2017-09-18➖GREENHILL, Thomas Balfour Esplin resigneddirector
- 2016-03-02➕GREENHILL, Alexander Grant Brough appointeddirector
- 2016-03-02➕GREENHILL, Thomas Balfour Esplin appointeddirector
- 2016-03-01🏢Company incorporatedAs GREENHILL PRODUCE LIMITED
- 2016-03-01➕GREENHILL, James Strachan appointeddirector
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 "GREENHILL" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
80/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander Grant Brough Greenhill Individual · British · DOB 06/1954 · age 72 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 31/05/2018 |
James Strachan Greenhill Individual · Scottish · DOB 07/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 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.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-03-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC10310 — SIC 10310
Registered office
Westhall Farm
Kellas
By Dundee
Angus
DD5 3PD
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-14
Last: 2026-02-28
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
GREENHILL, Alexander Grant Brough→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 2016-03-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GREENHILL, James Strachan→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2016-03-01 · resigned 2026-03-31
GREENHILL, Thomas Balfour Esplin→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 2016-03-02 · resigned 2017-09-18
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Seagreen Wind Energy / Seagreen Alpha Wind Energy / Seagreen Bravo Wind Energy Seagreen Wind Energy Limited / Seagreen Alpha Wind Energy Limited / Seagreen Bravo Wind Energy Limited | A registered charge | 2 properties | 29/01/2020 | 02/10/2020 | |
| outstanding | The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 24/12/2019 | — |
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Recent filings (38 total)
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-02-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-02-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-02-28