16 THE GARDENS (LONDON) MANAGEMENT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

03469983 · ltd · incorporated 1997-11-24

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 Nov 2025

Net worth

£-65

book net assets

Opportunity

73/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. 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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

9 officers (4 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

74 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

73/100Strong

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £65

Net assets shrinking

Down £97 YoY

Cash YoY

-2%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£520

↓ 2.4% YoY

Net Worth

-£65

↓ 303% YoY

Current Assets

£520

↓ 2.4% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-11-30	2024-11-30
Total assets	£-65	£32
Current assets	£520	£533
Cash	£520	£533
Net assets	£-65	£32

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

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand

2026-03-31
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accounts · AA
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accounts · AA
2023-08-29
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accounts · AA
2022-08-31
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accounts · AA
2021-08-30
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accounts · AA
2020-11-26
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accounts · AA
2019-08-21
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accounts · AA
2018-08-29
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accounts · AA
2017-08-29
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accounts · AA
2017-08-29
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officers · AP01
2017-08-29
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officers · TM01
2016-08-24
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accounts · AA
2016-06-16
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annual-return · AR01
2015-08-28
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accounts · AA
2015-07-20
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ELLIS, Adrian Huw Vincent appointed
director
2015-07-20
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BOYCE, Natalie Susan resigned
director
2015-04-15
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annual-return · AR01
2006-03-03
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BOYCE, Natalie Susan appointed
director
2006-03-03
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GOODLAND, Jane Sarah resigned
director
2002-10-31
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GOODLAND, Jane Sarah appointed
director
2002-10-04
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SHUTTLEWOOD, Dominique Marie resigned
director
1998-08-14
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SHUTTLEWOOD, Dominique Marie appointed
director
1997-11-26
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WINKELMANN, Michael Peter appointed
secretary
1997-11-26
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HUNT, Justin Anthony Edward appointed
director
1997-11-26
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WINKELMANN, Michael Peter appointed
director
1997-11-24
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Company incorporated
As 16 THE GARDENS (LONDON) MANAGEMENT LIMITED
1997-11-24
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COURT SECRETARIES LTD appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1997-11-24
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COURT SECRETARIES LTD resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1997-11-24
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COURT BUSINESS SERVICES LTD appointed
corporate-nominee-director
1997-11-24
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COURT BUSINESS SERVICES LTD resigned
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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 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100

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 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high ·

Confirmation statement overdue

high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-15

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Justin Anthony Edward Hunt Individual · British · DOB 02/1968 · age 58	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016
Mr Michael Peter Winkelmann Individual · British · DOB 08/1960 · age 66	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016
Mr Adrian Huw Vincent Ellis Individual · British · DOB 02/1981 · age 45	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1997-11-24

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

26 Berkeley Square

Clifton

Bristol

BS8 1HP

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-08-31

Last made up to: 2025-11-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-04-15OVERDUE

Last: 2025-04-01

Officers (4 active · 5 resigned)

WINKELMANN, Michael Peter→

secretary · appointed 1997-11-26

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Active

ELLIS, Adrian Huw Vincent→

director · ~45y · appointed 2015-07-20

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Active

HUNT, Justin Anthony Edward→

director · ~58y · appointed 1997-11-26

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Active

WINKELMANN, Michael Peter→

director · ~66y · appointed 1997-11-26

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Active

COURT SECRETARIES LTD→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-11-24 · resigned 1997-11-24

Resigned

BOYCE, Natalie Susan→

director · ~47y · appointed 2006-03-03 · resigned 2015-07-20

Resigned

GOODLAND, Jane Sarah→

director · ~54y · appointed 2002-10-31 · resigned 2006-03-03

Resigned

SHUTTLEWOOD, Dominique Marie→

director · ~53y · appointed 1998-08-14 · resigned 2002-10-04

Resigned

COURT BUSINESS SERVICES LTD→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-11-24 · resigned 1997-11-24

Resigned

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