1 TO 9 SOMERSET GARDENS LIMITED
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (73/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 200 | 200 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-02-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-05-11➕PILKINGTON, Andrew Mark Ellis appointeddirector
- 2021-01-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-01-22➖GLASSBOROW, Stuart, Dr resigneddirector
- 2020-04-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-06➕GLASSBOROW, Stuart, Dr appointeddirector
- 2019-02-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2018-05-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-05-01➖SARKAR, Pritha resigneddirector
- 2018-02-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-02-01➕KHANNA, Rajiv appointeddirector
- 2016-02-01➖BHAGWANDEEN, Angena Ragini resigneddirector
- 2016-02-01➖SANTOS, Rita, Dr resigneddirector
- 2016-02-01➕SARKAR, Pritha appointeddirector
- 2011-10-28➖SCAMPION, Parul resignedsecretary
- 2011-10-28➖KHIROYA, Manish Vinod resigneddirector
- 2011-10-28➖GATEWAY NO 1 LLP resignedcorporate-director
- 2011-10-14➕BHAGWANDEEN, Angena Ragini appointeddirector
- 2011-10-14➕SANTOS, Rita, Dr appointeddirector
- 2010-01-19🏢Company incorporatedAs 1 TO 9 SOMERSET GARDENS LIMITED
- 2010-01-19➕SCAMPION, Parul appointedsecretary
- 2010-01-19➕KHIROYA, Manish Vinod appointeddirector
- 2010-01-19➕GATEWAY NO 1 LLP appointedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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