ADVANCED LANDSCAPING SERVICES LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
05692276 · ltd · incorporated 2006-01-31
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 02200
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 81300Landscape service activities
Investor take
PursueStrong 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 (76/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)
77
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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-28 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £100.5k |
| Current assets | — | £16.7k |
| Net assets | — | £1.1k |
| Average employees | 700 | — |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-31📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-11-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-11-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-25📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-12-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-11-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-11-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-25📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2018-03-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2017-10-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2015-10-22➖JECALMA SECRETARIAL LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2006-08-01➖JECALMA DIRECTORIAL LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
- 2006-02-13➕SMITH, Stanley appointeddirector
- 2006-01-31🏢Company incorporatedAs ADVANCED LANDSCAPING SERVICES LIMITED
- 2006-01-31➕JECALMA SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2006-01-31➕JECALMA DIRECTORIAL LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
85/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong 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 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Stanley Smith Individual · British · DOB 05/1977 · age 49 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 31/01/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| AKINS AYINLA AGRICBUSINESS LIMITED→ 16553739 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ALFARIS LTD→ 12649256 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
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| ASTON VINEYARD LTD.→ 15104588 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AX CAPITOL LTD→ 13617671 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| BISHOP COURT FARM LIMITED→ 12498723 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| BLACKSMITHS PALACE LTD→ 12727575 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| BROOMBEG SHELLFISH LIMITED→ 11604587 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-01-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC02200 — SIC 02200
Registered office
College House
17 King Edwards Road
Ruislip
Middlesex
HA4 7AE
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-29
Last: 2025-07-15
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
SMITH, Stanley→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2006-02-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
JECALMA SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2006-01-31 · resigned 2015-10-22
JECALMA DIRECTORIAL LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2006-01-31 · resigned 2006-08-01
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (59 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-03
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-05-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-19