ADVANTAGE PEST CONTROL & GARDENING SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04778324 · ltd · incorporated 2003-05-28
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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Net worth
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Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Landscape service activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.
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: low (53/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
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
59 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2024-06-11
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  3. 2023-05-30
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  4. 2022-06-10
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  5. 2021-07-03
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  6. 2020-06-25
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  7. 2019-06-06
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  8. 2018-05-31
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  9. 2017-06-15
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  10. 2016-07-05
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  11. 2016-06-16
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  12. 2015-07-31
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  13. 2015-07-14
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  14. 2014-08-29
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  15. 2014-06-06
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  16. 2010-05-27
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    WEBSTER, Lisa Jane resigned
    secretary
  17. 2003-05-30
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    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
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  18. 2003-05-30
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
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  19. 2003-05-28
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    Company incorporated
    As ADVANTAGE PEST CONTROL & GARDENING SERVICES LIMITED
  20. 2003-05-28
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    WEBSTER, Andrew James appointed
    director
  21. 2003-05-28
    ➕
    WEBSTER, Lisa Jane appointed
    secretary
  22. 2003-05-28
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    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2003-05-28
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
    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 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 Andrew James Webster
Individual · British · DOB 06/1969 · age 57
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2003-05-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC81300 — Landscape service activities

Registered office

3 Davis Close
Alsager
Stoke-On-Trent
Staffordshire
ST7 2YP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-11
Last: 2026-05-28

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

WEBSTER, Andrew James→
director · ~57y · appointed 2003-05-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WEBSTER, Lisa Jane→
secretary · appointed 2003-05-28 · resigned 2010-05-27
Resigned
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-05-28 · resigned 2003-05-30
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-05-28 · resigned 2003-05-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (59 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-06-06