ALAN SMITH LANDSCAPING LIMITED

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04743266 · ltd · incorporated 2003-04-24
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£25.5k
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
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). 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 (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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 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
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
Positive net assets
Net assets £25,509
Net assets shrinking
Down £8,520 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£26k
↓ 25% YoY
Current Assets
£35k
↓ 22% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£9k£18k£27k£36k£45kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£27.2k£35.6k
Current assets£35.0k£44.8k
Net assets£25.5k£34.0k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-06-01
    ➖
    SMITH, Donald Albert resigned
    director
  3. 2026-01-07
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  4. 2026-01-07
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  5. 2026-01-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2026-01-06
    ➕
    CLARK, Wendy appointed
    secretary
  7. 2024-11-27
    ➖
    SMITH, Joan Helen resigned
    secretary
  8. 2024-11-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-08-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-04-01
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2020-04-01
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2020-01-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2003-04-24
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALAN SMITH LANDSCAPING LIMITED
  19. 2003-04-24
    ➕
    SMITH, Alan David appointed
    director
  20. 2003-04-24
    ➕
    HARRISON, Irene Lesley appointed
    nominee-secretary
  21. 2003-04-24
    ➖
    HARRISON, Irene Lesley resigned
    nominee-secretary
  22. 2003-04-24
    ➕
    SMITH, Joan Helen appointed
    secretary
  23. 2003-04-24
    ➕
    SMITH, Donald Albert appointed
    director
  24. 2003-04-24
    ➕
    BUSINESS INFORMATION RESEARCH & REPORTING LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2003-04-24
    ➖
    BUSINESS INFORMATION RESEARCH & REPORTING 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 "SMITH" — 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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
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 61. 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 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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
Wendy Clark
Individual · British · DOB 07/1970 · age 56
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting09/05/2019
Mr Alan David Smith
Individual · British · DOB 03/1965 · age 61
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% 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
Incorporated2003-04-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC81300 — Landscape service activities

Registered office

Double Bow Farm
Carey
Wareham
Dorset
BH20 7PB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-08
Last: 2026-06-24

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

CLARK, Wendy→
secretary · appointed 2026-01-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SMITH, Alan David→
director · ~61y · appointed 2003-04-24
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Active
HARRISON, Irene Lesley→
nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-04-24 · resigned 2003-04-24
Resigned
SMITH, Joan Helen→
secretary · appointed 2003-04-24 · resigned 2024-11-27
Resigned
SMITH, Donald Albert→
director · ~89y · appointed 2003-04-24 · resigned 2026-06-01
Resigned
BUSINESS INFORMATION RESEARCH & REPORTING LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-04-24 · resigned 2003-04-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (61 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-06-18
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2026-01-07
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-28