ARCADIAN GARDEN FEATURES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03878449 · ltd · incorporated 1999-11-17
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£2
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
10 officers (2 active, 10 linked, 7 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
75 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £2

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£2
~ YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£1£1£2£2Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£2£2
Current assets£2
Net assets£2£2

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 address
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 address
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 address
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-04-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-04-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-01-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2023-01-01
    MASON, Anthony Mark resigned
    director
  8. 2022-03-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-08-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2018-08-04
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2018-08-04
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  15. 2018-08-04
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  16. 2018-08-03
    LANTSBERY, Nicholas David appointed
    secretary
  17. 2018-08-03
    LANTSBERY, Nicholas David appointed
    director
  18. 2018-08-02
    LENNOX, Eric Gordon resigned
    secretary
  19. 2018-08-02
    LENNOX, Eric Gordon resigned
    director
  20. 2018-04-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  21. 2017-05-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  22. 2014-02-28
    WADE, Kenneth David Charles resigned
    director
  23. 2011-11-28
    COLES, Adrian Robert resigned
    director
  24. 2010-12-31
    LOWE, Alison Frances resigned
    director
  25. 2000-03-17
    LOWE, Alison Frances appointed
    director
  26. 2000-03-17
    MASON, Anthony Mark appointed
    director
  27. 2000-03-17
    WADE, Kenneth David Charles appointed
    director
  28. 1999-11-26
    LENNOX, Eric Gordon appointed
    secretary
  29. 1999-11-26
    REYNOLDS, Marcus Edward resigned
    secretary
  30. 1999-11-26
    COLES, Adrian Robert appointed
    director
  31. 1999-11-26
    LENNOX, Eric Gordon appointed
    director
  32. 1999-11-26
    LEWINGTON, Keith Edward resigned
    nominee-director
  33. 1999-11-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ARCADIAN GARDEN FEATURES LIMITED
  34. 1999-11-17
    REYNOLDS, Marcus Edward appointed
    secretary
  35. 1999-11-17
    LEWINGTON, Keith Edward appointed
    nominee-director

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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

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

Group structure

Haddonstone Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Haddonstone Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
ARCADIAN GARDEN FEATURES LIMITED
This company · 03878449

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
Haddonstone Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1999-11-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Office 7, Grovelands Business Park West Haddon Road
East Haddon
Northampton
Northamptonshire
NN6 8FB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-01
Last: 2025-11-17

Officers (2 active · 8 resigned)

LANTSBERY, Nicholas David
secretary · appointed 2018-08-03
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Active
LANTSBERY, Nicholas David
director · ~55y · appointed 2018-08-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LENNOX, Eric Gordon
secretary · appointed 1999-11-26 · resigned 2018-08-02
Resigned
REYNOLDS, Marcus Edward
secretary · appointed 1999-11-17 · resigned 1999-11-26
Resigned
COLES, Adrian Robert
director · ~75y · appointed 1999-11-26 · resigned 2011-11-28
Resigned
LENNOX, Eric Gordon
director · ~70y · appointed 1999-11-26 · resigned 2018-08-02
Resigned
LEWINGTON, Keith Edward
nominee-director · ~75y · appointed 1999-11-17 · resigned 1999-11-26
Resigned
LOWE, Alison Frances
director · ~77y · appointed 2000-03-17 · resigned 2010-12-31
Resigned
MASON, Anthony Mark
director · ~63y · appointed 2000-03-17 · resigned 2023-01-01
Resigned
WADE, Kenneth David Charles
director · ~71y · appointed 2000-03-17 · resigned 2014-02-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (75 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-28