ABERFORD BRIDGE PRIVATE GARDENS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

01962374 · ltd · incorporated 1985-11-20

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£1.2k

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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

31 officers (10 active, 31 linked, 23 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

163 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £1,213

Net assets shrinking

Down £52 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£1k

↓ 4.1% YoY

Current Assets

£1k

↓ 4.1% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£1.2k	£1.3k
Current assets	£1.2k	£1.3k
Net assets	£1.2k	£1.3k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

• 4 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filings

• 5 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 5 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (68 events)Click to expand

2026-05-08
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PRESSLEY, Charlene, Dr appointed
director
2026-05-08
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-05-05
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replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2026-04-28
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-28
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-26
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MOSBY, Laurence resigned
director
2026-04-23
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TINKER, John Alan, Dr resigned
director
2026-04-07
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-06
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CULLEY, Lindsey Joanne resigned
director
2025-01-08
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-27
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-27
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-12-27
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-16
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MOULDING, Neil appointed
director
2024-09-16
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JACKSON, Graham resigned
director
2024-04-30
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BLACKMORE, Rebecca Louise appointed
secretary
2023-11-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-28
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-07-19
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-07-16
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BLACKMORE, Mathew Adam appointed
director
2021-07-04
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-06-30
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SUNDERLAND, John resigned
director
2021-06-08
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-05-28
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SUNDERLAND, John resigned
secretary
2019-03-05
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HAYTON, Kevin Richard appointed
director
2018-11-21
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SUNDERLAND, John appointed
secretary
2018-04-16
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SULLIVAN, Robert Peter resigned
secretary
2018-04-16
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SULLIVAN, Robert Peter resigned
director
2017-02-07
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BODEY, Douglas William appointed
director
2017-02-04
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SULLIVAN, Rachel Emma resigned
secretary
2017-02-02
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SULLIVAN, Robert Peter appointed
secretary
2015-08-19
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PICTON PHILLIPPS, Thomas Picton St Vincent resigned
secretary
2015-08-19
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SULLIVAN, Rachel Emma appointed
secretary
2015-08-19
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PICTON PHILLIPPS, Thomas Picton St Vincent resigned
director
2015-08-19
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SULLIVAN, Robert Peter appointed
director
2015-07-30
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MURKINS, Craig Andrew appointed
director
2015-07-30
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DICKINSON, Lisa Jane resigned
director
2015-07-30
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MURKINS, Helen Victoria resigned
director
2005-08-22
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DICKINSON, Lisa Jane appointed
director
2005-08-20
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DICKINSON, Paul resigned
director
2005-08-15
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PICTON PHILLIPPS, Thomas Picton St Vincent appointed
secretary
2005-08-15
➕
JACKSON, Graham appointed
director
2005-08-15
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PICTON PHILLIPPS, Thomas Picton St Vincent appointed
director
2005-08-15
➕
TINKER, John Alan, Dr appointed
director
2005-05-18
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DIAZ SANCHEZ, Maria Louise appointed
director
2005-05-18
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DURKIN, Kevin Vincent appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 68 events

Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-9 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

3 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: CULLEY, Lindsey Joanne resigned 2025-06-06; MOSBY, Laurence resigned 2026-04-26; TINKER, John Alan, Dr resigned 2026-04-23

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1985-11-20

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC94990 — Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Registered office

Ash Tree House Waterside Meadows

Aberford

Leeds

LS25 3BH

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last: 2026-04-16