GREENBEARD FORESTRY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC577066 · ltd · incorporated 2017-09-25

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 Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

71/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 02400

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company 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: 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 (76/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

18 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

71/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	200	200

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

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

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand

2025-12-29
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2024-11-29
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2023-12-18
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2022-12-23
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2021-12-15
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2020-12-31
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2019-12-31
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2017-09-25
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Company incorporated
As GREENBEARD FORESTRY LIMITED
2017-09-25
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LAWTON, Alasdair Richard appointed
secretary
2017-09-25
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LIDDLE, Steven James appointed
director
2017-09-25
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incorporation · NEWINC

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 9 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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Steven James Liddle Individual · British · DOB 11/1974 · age 52	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	25/09/2017

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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ASSYNT CROFTERS TRUST LIMITED→ SC140205 · est 1992	—	—	—	3	33y	83	88y
BLUE MOTION FISHING CO. LIMITED→ SC357414 · est 2009	—	—	£762.9k	—	17y	83	62y
BURGIE LODGE FARMS LIMITED→ SC031556 · est 1956	—	—	£1.67M	—	69y	83	73y
CAWDOR FORESTRY LIMITED→ SC218848 · est 2001	—	—	£468.9k	—	24y	83	64y
DINGWALL & HIGHLAND MARTS LIMITED→ SC154876 · est 1994	—	—	—	39	31y	83	81y
EASTER ROSS FARMERS LIMITED→ SC060125 · est 1976	—	—	—	100	49y	83	95y
GLENROSSAL LIMITED→ SC351176 · est 2008	—	—	£2.77M	—	17y	83	88y
KINGSBURGH FOREST TRUST→ SC227429 · est 2002 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	24y	83	75y
MJM (FARMERS) LIMITED→ SC288996 · est 2005	—	—	£1.80M	—	20y	83	71y
STRATHNAIRN COMMUNITY WOODLANDS→ SC228026 · est 2002 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	24y	83	71y
ACHLAIN ESTATES LIMITED→ SC138631 · est 1992	—	—	—	200	33y	82	67y
BRAHAN FARMS LIMITED→ SC048495 · est 1971	—	—	—	400	55y	82	84y

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2017-09-25

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC02400 — SIC 02400

Registered office

2 Ardival East

Strathpeffer

IV14 9DY

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-08

Last: 2025-09-24

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

LAWTON, Alasdair Richard→

secretary · appointed 2017-09-25

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Active

LIDDLE, Steven James→

director · ~52y · appointed 2017-09-25

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Active

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