GARLAND CONSULTING LIMITED
⚰️Wound downdissolved
03799109 · ltd · incorporated 1999-07-01
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
63/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (48/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
42 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
63/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Business quality
30
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2015-09-08📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2015-09-08🏁Company dissolved
- 2015-05-26📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2015-05-17📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2015-02-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2014-07-03📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2013-11-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2013-07-02📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2012-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2012-08-01📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2012-08-01📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2012-08-01📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2012-07-02📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2012-03-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2011-07-01📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2011-03-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2010-07-08📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-01-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2009-07-02📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2008-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2008-07-03📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2007-12-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2007-07-02📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2006-11-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2006-07-04📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2005-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2002-10-22➕ROYCE, Jill Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 1999-07-01🏢Company incorporatedAs GARLAND CONSULTING LIMITED
- 1999-07-01➕ARM SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 1999-07-01➕ROYCE, John Vernon appointeddirector
- 1999-07-01➕MILNE, Alan Robert appointeddirector
- 1999-07-01➖MILNE, Alan Robert resigneddirector
Owner dependency
91/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
96/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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 high ·Company dissolved
highCompany has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2015-09-08
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Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated1999-07-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Registered office
Somers
Cranbrook Road, Benenden
Cranbrook
Kent
TN17 4ET
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2014-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (0 active · 1 resigned)
ARM SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 1999-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ROYCE, Jill Elizabeth→
Activedirector · ~79y · appointed 2002-10-22
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ROYCE, John Vernon→
Activedirector · ~80y · appointed 1999-07-01
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MILNE, Alan Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~85y · appointed 1999-07-01 · resigned 1999-07-01
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Recent filings (42 total)
gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2015-09-08
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2015-05-26
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2015-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2015-02-03
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2014-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2013-11-26
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2013-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2012-12-18
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2012-08-01
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2012-08-01
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2012-08-01
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2012-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2012-03-06
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2011-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2011-03-08