ACER GARDEN LANDSCAPES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04196952 · ltd · incorporated 2001-04-09
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
—
year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£71.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Landscape service activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
60 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £71,073

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£100k
Net Worth
£71k
Current Assets
£111k
Current Liabilities
—
£0£22k£45k£67k£89k£111kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£78.6k—
Current assets£111.4k—
Cash£99.5k—
Debtors£11.7k—
Net assets£71.1k—
Average employees—500

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-06-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-06-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-05-19
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-05-05
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  11. 2016-05-09
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-04-12
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  13. 2015-05-05
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-04-09
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2014-05-21
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2004-12-27
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    ADAMS, Sally Ann appointed
    director
  17. 2001-04-09
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    Company incorporated
    As ACER GARDEN LANDSCAPES LIMITED
  18. 2001-04-09
    ➕
    ADAMS, Sally Ann appointed
    secretary
  19. 2001-04-09
    ➕
    ADAMS, Carl Geoffrey appointed
    director
  20. 2001-04-09
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2001-04-09
    ➖
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2001-04-09
    ➕
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 2001-04-09
    ➖
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Carl Geoffrey Adams
Individual · British · DOB 05/1970 · age 56
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Sally Ann Adams
Individual · British · DOB 02/1971 · age 55
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2001-04-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC81300 — Landscape service activities

Registered office

The Cottage
Knightley
Stafford
Staffordshire
ST20 0JW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-23
Last: 2026-04-09

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

ADAMS, Sally Ann→
secretary · appointed 2001-04-09
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Active
ADAMS, Carl Geoffrey→
director · ~56y · appointed 2001-04-09
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Active
ADAMS, Sally Ann→
director · ~55y · appointed 2004-12-27
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Active
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-04-09 · resigned 2001-04-09
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-04-09 · resigned 2001-04-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (60 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-06-14