COUNTRYWIDE GARDEN MAINTENANCE SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

01984384 · ltd · incorporated 1986-01-31

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

72/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 01700

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 6 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

6 live charges · 6 lenders · oldest 39.3y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 39.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 6 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)

Directors & officers

21 officers (5 active, 21 linked, 17 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

26 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

206 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

72/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

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Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31
Average employees	1900

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

filing

• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (67 events)Click to expand

2026-03-25
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officers · AP01
2026-03-24
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GELFO, Malia Ann appointed
director
2025-11-21
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officers · TM01
2025-11-03
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ROBERTSON, Heather resigned
director
2025-08-08
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accounts · AA
2024-12-19
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officers · CH01
2024-12-17
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officers · TM01
2024-12-17
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2024-12-17
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officers · AP01
2024-12-17
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officers · AP01
2024-12-09
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BROWN, Grayson Charles appointed
director
2024-12-09
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DAVIS, Michael appointed
director
2024-12-09
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ROBERTSON, Heather appointed
director
2024-12-09
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SHELL, Jon Gavin resigned
director
2024-07-08
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accounts · AA
2023-09-18
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accounts · AA
2023-04-17
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officers · AP01
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officers · TM01
2023-04-17
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officers · TM02
2023-04-12
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BROWN, Grayson Charles appointed
secretary
2023-04-12
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CARR, Philip James appointed
director
2023-04-12
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MEYERS, Jeffrey Scott resigned
secretary
2023-04-12
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MYERS, Jeffrey Scott resigned
director
2022-09-30
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-29
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2022-07-06
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2022-02-04
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2022-02-04
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2021-07-16
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2019-02-15
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WALLAGE, Benjamin James resigned
director
2018-05-31
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FULTON, Jason resigned
secretary
2018-05-31
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MEYERS, Jeffrey Scott appointed
secretary
2018-05-31
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FULTON, Jason Francis resigned
director
2018-05-31
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PHING, Meranee resigned
director
2017-09-14
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PHING, Meranee appointed
director
2017-09-14
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ROTH, Sarah resigned
director
2017-06-14
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FULTON, Jason appointed
secretary
2017-05-23
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WALLAGE, Benjamin James appointed
director
2017-05-02
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STOTT, Yvonne Rosemary Constance resigned
secretary
2017-05-02
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FULTON, Jason Francis appointed
director
2017-05-02
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MYERS, Jeffrey Scott appointed
director
2017-05-02
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ROTH, Sarah appointed
director
2017-05-02
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SHELL, Jon Gavin appointed
director
2017-05-02
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STOTT, Martin Harold resigned
director
2017-05-02
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STOTT, Simon Carl resigned
director
2017-05-02
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STOTT, Yvonne Rosemary Constance resigned
director
2017-05-02
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WORTHINGTON, Tara Louise resigned
director
2017-03-10
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Charge satisfied #7
2013-01-01
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ABOUZEID, Sarah Louise resigned
director

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Owner dependency

40/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100

Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

Red flags

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Dwyer (Uk Franchising) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Dwyer (Uk Franchising) Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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COUNTRYWIDE GARDEN MAINTENANCE SERVICES LIMITED

This company · 01984384

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
Dwyer (Uk Franchising) Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	02/05/2017

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Countrywide Consortum Ltdceased 02/05/2017· 75-100% shares

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.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1986-01-31

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC01700 — SIC 01700

Registered office

Neighbourly Training Centre, Building 4 Brackley Campus

Buckingham Road

Brackley

Northamptonshire

NN13 7EL

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-13

Last: 2025-12-30