ANDY HILL GARDENS BY DESIGN LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04606381 · ltd · incorporated 2002-12-02
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 May 2026
Net worth
£-5.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Landscape service activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
65 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £4,953

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£5k
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-05-31
Total assets£-5.0k
Net assets£-5.0k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • • 2 accounts
  • • 1 gazette
  • • 1 dissolution
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 accounts
  • • 1 gazette
  • • 1 dissolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-09
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  2. 2026-06-02
    📄
    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  3. 2026-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2026-05-27
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2025-12-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-09-29
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2024-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-01-19
    ➖
    ROLLESTON, Henry George resigned
    director
  9. 2024-01-19
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2023-12-02
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2023-12-02
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2023-11-10
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2023-11-02
    ➕
    ROLLESTON, Henry George appointed
    director
  14. 2023-09-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-09-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-07-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-09-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  20. 2010-11-30
    ➖
    SMITH, Sally Anna resigned
    secretary
  21. 2010-11-30
    ➖
    SMITH, Sally Anna resigned
    director
  22. 2002-12-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ANDY HILL GARDENS BY DESIGN LIMITED
  23. 2002-12-02
    ➕
    HILL, Andrew Murray appointed
    director
  24. 2002-12-02
    ➕
    SMITH, Sally Anna appointed
    secretary
  25. 2002-12-02
    ➕
    A.C. SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2002-12-02
    ➖
    A.C. SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2002-12-02
    ➕
    SMITH, Sally Anna appointed
    director
  28. 2002-12-02
    ➕
    A.C. DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 2002-12-02
    ➖
    A.C. DIRECTORS 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 "HILL" — 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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • 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 Andrew Murray Hill
Individual · British · DOB 12/1964 · age 62
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting30/06/2016

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
Incorporated2002-12-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC81300 — Landscape service activities

Registered office

9 Park Lane
Puckeridge
Hersfordshire
SG11 1RL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2028-02-29
Last made up to: 2026-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-16
Last: 2025-12-02

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

HILL, Andrew Murray→
director · ~62y · appointed 2002-12-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SMITH, Sally Anna→
secretary · appointed 2002-12-02 · resigned 2010-11-30
Resigned
A.C. SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-12-02 · resigned 2002-12-02
Resigned
ROLLESTON, Henry George→
director · ~28y · appointed 2023-11-02 · resigned 2024-01-19
Resigned
SMITH, Sally Anna→
director · ~69y · appointed 2002-12-02 · resigned 2010-11-30
Resigned
A.C. DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-12-02 · resigned 2002-12-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (65 total)

gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-06-09
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-06-01
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-02
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-07-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-12-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-09-29