ADAM STACEY GARDENING SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04465861 · ltd · incorporated 2002-06-20
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
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
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
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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: 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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)
74
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
61 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

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

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Average employees100100

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-26
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  4. 2024-06-21
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2024-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-04-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-04-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-07-14
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2017-06-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2017-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-07-01
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2016-04-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2014-11-29
    ➕
    FILMER, Thomas David appointed
    secretary
  18. 2014-11-29
    ➖
    STACEY, Brian Albert resigned
    secretary
  19. 2002-06-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADAM STACEY GARDENING SERVICES LIMITED
  20. 2002-06-20
    ➕
    STACEY, Adam Marcus appointed
    director
  21. 2002-06-20
    ➕
    STACEY, Brian Albert appointed
    secretary
  22. 2002-06-20
    ➕
    BRISTOL LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2002-06-20
    ➖
    BRISTOL LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2002-06-20
    ➕
    BOURSE NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2002-06-20
    ➖
    BOURSE NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "STACEY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

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.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Adam Marcus Stacey
Individual · British · DOB 06/1971 · age 55
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2002-06-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

The Old Dairy 12 Stephen Road
Headington
Oxford
OX3 9AY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-04
Last: 2025-06-20

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

FILMER, Thomas David→
secretary · appointed 2014-11-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STACEY, Adam Marcus→
director · ~55y · appointed 2002-06-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STACEY, Brian Albert→
secretary · appointed 2002-06-20 · resigned 2014-11-29
Resigned
BRISTOL LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-06-20 · resigned 2002-06-20
Resigned
BOURSE NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-06-20 · resigned 2002-06-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (61 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-26
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-06-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-03-24