A. J. BULLINGHAM LANDSCAPING & GARDENING CONTRACTORS LTD

💤Zombieactive
04684967 · ltd · incorporated 2003-03-04
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
£7.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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 (77/100)

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 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
57 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £7,838
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,059 YoY
Cash YoY
-14%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£6k
↓ 14% YoY
Net Worth
£8k
↓ 12% YoY
Current Assets
£9k
↓ 9.9% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£2k£4k£6k£8k£10kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£7.8k£8.9k
Current assets£8.6k£9.6k
Cash£5.6k£6.5k
Debtors£3.0k£3.0k
Net assets£7.8k£8.9k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-01-07
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2025-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-10-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-05-11
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  7. 2023-04-20
    ➖
    BULLINGHAM, Alison Mary resigned
    secretary
  8. 2022-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-12-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-03-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2017-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2003-03-20
    ➕
    BULLINGHAM, Allan James appointed
    director
  17. 2003-03-20
    ➕
    BULLINGHAM, Alison Mary appointed
    secretary
  18. 2003-03-06
    ➖
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  19. 2003-03-06
    ➖
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  20. 2003-03-04
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    Company incorporated
    As A. J. BULLINGHAM LANDSCAPING & GARDENING CONTRACTORS LTD
  21. 2003-03-04
    ➕
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2003-03-04
    ➕
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
    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 "BULLINGHAM" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 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 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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 Allan James Bullingham
Individual · British · DOB 06/1970 · age 56
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Alison Mary Bullinghamceased 20/04/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2003-03-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Northfield House Shurdington Road
Bentham
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
GL51 4UA
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-25
Last: 2026-05-11

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

BULLINGHAM, Allan James→
director · ~56y · appointed 2003-03-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BULLINGHAM, Alison Mary→
secretary · appointed 2003-03-20 · resigned 2023-04-20
Resigned
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-03-04 · resigned 2003-03-06
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-03-04 · resigned 2003-03-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (57 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-11
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-06