AL-KO GARDENTECH UK LTD

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02311359 · ltd · incorporated 1988-11-01
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 Dec 2025
Net worth
£3.92M
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46610
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (80/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -37% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 34.0y

30/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 34.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
13 officers (1 active, 13 linked, 12 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
159 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £3,919,571
Cash YoY
-37%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£371k
↓ 37% YoY
Net Worth
£3.9m
↑ 7.6% YoY
Current Assets
£6.6m
↑ 2.5% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£1.3m£2.6m£4.0m£5.3m£6.6mDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£4.72M£4.15M
Current assets£6.60M£6.44M
Cash£370.7k£586.8k
Debtors£3.27M£3.20M
Net assets£3.92M£3.64M

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (47 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  2. 2026-04-02
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  3. 2026-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-06-16
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  5. 2025-06-16
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    Charge satisfied #4
  6. 2025-03-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-09-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-05-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-02-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-05-19
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2021-05-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  12. 2021-05-17
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2021-01-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2021-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-12-18
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  17. 2019-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-12-12
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  19. 2019-08-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2018-08-01
    ➖
    ROCHFORD, Elizabeth Margaret resigned
    secretary
  21. 2018-08-01
    ➖
    MOORE, Kerry Jane resigned
    director
  22. 2018-08-01
    ➖
    PEBWORTH, Colin resigned
    director
  23. 2018-08-01
    ➖
    ROCHFORD, Elizabeth Margaret resigned
    director
  24. 2018-08-01
    ➖
    ROCHFORD, Mark James resigned
    director
  25. 2018-07-30
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #3
  26. 2018-07-27
    ➖
    BURTON, John Frederick resigned
    director
  27. 2016-11-10
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  28. 2013-08-01
    ➕
    BURTON, John Frederick appointed
    director
  29. 2013-07-05
    ➖
    ROCHFORD, Peter William resigned
    director
  30. 2013-01-01
    ➕
    MOORE, Kerry Jane appointed
    director
  31. 2012-07-01
    ➕
    ROCHFORD, Mark James appointed
    director
  32. 2009-12-31
    ➖
    BLAIR, Michael David resigned
    director
  33. 2009-11-30
    ➖
    ROCHFORD, Mabel resigned
    director
  34. 2008-08-12
    ➕
    ANDERSON, Stewart appointed
    director
  35. 2008-06-30
    🔒
    Charge registered #3
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  36. 2007-12-01
    ➕
    PEBWORTH, Colin appointed
    director
  37. 2005-12-01
    ➖
    COOPER, Shaun Anthony resigned
    director
  38. 2004-12-01
    ➕
    COOPER, Shaun Anthony appointed
    director
  39. 2004-09-08
    ➖
    WIGGIN, Kevin Fergus resigned
    director
  40. 2002-04-22
    ➖
    ROCHFORD, Edmund Wallace resigned
    director
  41. 2001-12-01
    ➕
    BLAIR, Michael David appointed
    director
  42. 1998-04-20
    ➕
    WIGGIN, Kevin Fergus appointed
    director
  43. 1994-09-15
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  44. 1993-02-26
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  45. 1992-06-03
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  46. 1992-04-06
    ➕
    ROCHFORD, Mabel appointed
    director
  47. 1988-11-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AL-KO GARDENTECH UK LTD

Owner dependency

93/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 38 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

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

Al-Ko Gardentech Uk Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Al-Ko Gardentech Uk Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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AL-KO GARDENTECH UK LTD
This company · 02311359

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Al-Ko Gardentech Uk Holdings Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
—board control75-100% shares · board control06/04/2016
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Rochford Holdings Ltdceased 13/05/2021· 75-100% shares
  • Rochford Holdings Ltdceased 13/05/2021· board control

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

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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.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1988-11-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46610 — SIC 46610

Registered office

Murray Way
Wincanton Business Park
Wincanton
Somerset
BA9 9RS
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-28
Last: 2026-05-14

Officers (1 active · 12 resigned)

ANDERSON, Stewart→
director · ~64y · appointed 2008-08-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROCHFORD, Elizabeth Margaret→
secretary · resigned 2018-08-01
Resigned
BLAIR, Michael David→
director · ~83y · appointed 2001-12-01 · resigned 2009-12-31
Resigned
BURTON, John Frederick→
director · ~72y · appointed 2013-08-01 · resigned 2018-07-27
Resigned
COOPER, Shaun Anthony→
director · ~61y · appointed 2004-12-01 · resigned 2005-12-01
Resigned
MOORE, Kerry Jane→
director · ~41y · appointed 2013-01-01 · resigned 2018-08-01
Resigned
PEBWORTH, Colin→
director · ~52y · appointed 2007-12-01 · resigned 2018-08-01
Resigned
ROCHFORD, Edmund Wallace→
director · ~103y · resigned 2002-04-22
Resigned
ROCHFORD, Elizabeth Margaret→
director · ~69y · resigned 2018-08-01
Resigned
ROCHFORD, Mabel→
director · ~105y · appointed 1992-04-06 · resigned 2009-11-30
Resigned
ROCHFORD, Mark James→
director · ~44y · appointed 2012-07-01 · resigned 2018-08-01
Resigned
ROCHFORD, Peter William→
director · ~70y · resigned 2013-07-05
Resigned
WIGGIN, Kevin Fergus→
director · ~71y · appointed 1998-04-20 · resigned 2004-09-08
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property10/11/201616/06/2025
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Third party legal charge1 property30/06/200830/07/2018
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Mortgage debenture1 property26/02/1993—
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Debenture1 property03/06/199215/09/1994
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Recent filings (159 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2026-04-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2026-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
accounts · AA
2026-03-27
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
accounts · AA
2025-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-05-19