17 LIONGATE GARDENS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02328272 · ltd · incorporated 1988-12-13
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£3
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
17 officers (4 active, 17 linked, 11 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
116 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £3

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£3
~ YoY
Current Assets
£10k
↑ 23% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£2k£4k£6k£8k£10kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£3£3
Current assets£9.8k£7.9k
Net assets£3£3

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2024-11-22
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  3. 2023-04-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  4. 2022-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  5. 2022-09-08
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    GOLDING, Benjamin James appointed
    director
  6. 2022-09-08
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2022-09-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2022-09-02
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    FLANAGAN, Marie resigned
    director
  9. 2022-09-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2022-09-02
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2021-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  13. 2019-12-09
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  14. 2018-12-11
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  15. 2017-11-29
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  16. 2016-11-29
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  17. 2016-04-11
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    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2014-04-29
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    FLANAGAN, Marie appointed
    director
  19. 2014-03-21
    ➕
    WARDLE, Ian appointed
    secretary
  20. 2014-03-21
    ➖
    MATZA, Marc Brendon resigned
    secretary
  21. 2014-03-21
    ➖
    MATZA, Marc Brendon resigned
    director
  22. 2009-09-05
    ➕
    GALBREATH, Ian Robert appointed
    director
  23. 2007-11-09
    ➕
    WARDLE, Ian appointed
    director
  24. 2007-11-07
    ➖
    HUBY, Lynne Susan resigned
    director
  25. 2007-05-14
    ➕
    HUBY, Lynne Susan appointed
    director
  26. 2004-04-01
    ➖
    EGAN, Geoffrey Robert resigned
    secretary
  27. 2001-10-05
    ➖
    WADDINGTON, Ian Peter resigned
    director
  28. 1998-08-11
    ➕
    EGAN, Geoffrey Robert appointed
    secretary
  29. 1998-04-28
    ➖
    MITCHELL, Stephen John resigned
    secretary
  30. 1998-04-28
    ➖
    MITCHELL, Linden Louise resigned
    director
  31. 1998-04-28
    ➖
    MITCHELL, Stephen John resigned
    director
  32. 1997-12-12
    ➕
    MATZA, Marc Brendon appointed
    secretary
  33. 1997-12-12
    ➖
    KRUSZYNSKI, Zbigniew resigned
    director
  34. 1997-12-12
    ➕
    MATZA, Marc Brendon appointed
    director
  35. 1993-01-12
    ➕
    KRUSZYNSKI, Zbigniew appointed
    director
  36. 1992-09-10
    ➖
    PERRIN, Amanda Louise resigned
    secretary
  37. 1991-07-04
    ➖
    KEANEY, Bartholomew Joseph resigned
    director
  38. 1991-07-04
    ➕
    MITCHELL, Linden Louise appointed
    director
  39. 1991-07-04
    ➕
    MITCHELL, Stephen John appointed
    director
  40. 1989-11-01
    ➖
    FITZPATRICK, Matthew John resigned
    secretary
  41. 1988-12-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 17 LIONGATE GARDENS LIMITED

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100
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 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 37 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Benjamin James Golding
Individual · British · DOB 01/1979 · age 47
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting08/09/2022
Mr Ian Robert Galbreath
Individual · British · DOB 08/1954 · age 72
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Ian Wardle
Individual · British · DOB 03/1958 · age 68
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Ms Marie Flanaganceased 17/08/2022· 25-50% shares

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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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.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1988-12-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

17 Liongate Gardens
Kew
Surrey
TW9 2DW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-14
Last: 2026-03-31

Officers (4 active · 13 resigned)

WARDLE, Ian→
secretary · appointed 2014-03-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GALBREATH, Ian Robert→
director · ~72y · appointed 2009-09-05
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Active
GOLDING, Benjamin James→
director · ~47y · appointed 2022-09-08
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Active
WARDLE, Ian→
director · ~68y · appointed 2007-11-09
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Active
EGAN, Geoffrey Robert→
secretary · appointed 1998-08-11 · resigned 2004-04-01
Resigned
FITZPATRICK, Matthew John→
secretary · resigned 1989-11-01
Resigned
MATZA, Marc Brendon→
secretary · appointed 1997-12-12 · resigned 2014-03-21
Resigned
MITCHELL, Stephen John→
secretary · resigned 1998-04-28
Resigned
PERRIN, Amanda Louise→
secretary · resigned 1992-09-10
Resigned
FLANAGAN, Marie→
director · ~60y · appointed 2014-04-29 · resigned 2022-09-02
Resigned
HUBY, Lynne Susan→
director · ~54y · appointed 2007-05-14 · resigned 2007-11-07
Resigned
KEANEY, Bartholomew Joseph→
director · ~86y · resigned 1991-07-04
Resigned
KRUSZYNSKI, Zbigniew→
director · ~65y · appointed 1993-01-12 · resigned 1997-12-12
Resigned
MATZA, Marc Brendon→
director · ~72y · appointed 1997-12-12 · resigned 2014-03-21
Resigned
MITCHELL, Linden Louise→
director · ~70y · appointed 1991-07-04 · resigned 1998-04-28
Resigned
MITCHELL, Stephen John→
director · ~68y · appointed 1991-07-04 · resigned 1998-04-28
Resigned
WADDINGTON, Ian Peter→
director · ~80y · resigned 2001-10-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (116 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-09-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-09-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-09-02
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-06