A G GARDEN SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04463320 · ltd · incorporated 2002-06-18
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
67/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 67/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
55 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
67/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-03
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  2. 2025-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-02-03
    BARKER, Catherine resigned
    secretary
  4. 2024-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-10-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-07-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-10-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-08-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-07-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-08-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-07-10
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-07-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-07-08
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2014-07-09
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2014-07-05
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    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2002-06-18
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    Company incorporated
    As A G GARDEN SERVICES LIMITED
  19. 2002-06-18
    BARKER, Andrew Graham appointed
    director
  20. 2002-06-18
    BARKER, Catherine appointed
    secretary
  21. 2002-06-18
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2002-06-18
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2002-06-18
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 2002-06-18
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
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.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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: 2026-06-29

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Graham Barker
Individual · British · DOB 05/1969 · age 57
5075%
50-75% shares15/06/2017

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
Incorporated2002-06-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

29 Ettington Close
Wellesbourne
Warwickshire
CV35 9RJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-29OVERDUE
Last: 2025-06-15

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

BARKER, Andrew Graham
director · ~57y · appointed 2002-06-18
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Active
BARKER, Catherine
secretary · appointed 2002-06-18 · resigned 2025-02-03
Resigned
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-06-18 · resigned 2002-06-18
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-06-18 · resigned 2002-06-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (55 total)

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-06-26