BEN'S GARDEN SERVICES LTD

🌳Matureactive
07908774 · ltd · incorporated 2012-01-13
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£19.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 02400
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 81300Landscape service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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 (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
45 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £19,438
Net assets shrinking
Down £16,539 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£19k
↓ 46% YoY
Current Assets
£17k
↓ 47% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£7k£14k£22k£29k£36kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£24.5k£44.7k
Current assets£16.5k£31.5k
Net assets£19.4k£36.0k

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
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Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-29
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  3. 2024-08-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2023-11-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-04-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2022-12-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-12-08
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  8. 2020-11-09
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  9. 2019-06-19
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  10. 2019-01-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2018-11-13
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-04-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2017-08-15
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-01-12
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    officers · CH01
  15. 2017-01-12
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    officers · EH02
  16. 2014-01-16
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    PHILLIPS, Vanessa resigned
    secretary
  17. 2012-01-13
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    Company incorporated
    As BEN'S GARDEN SERVICES LTD
  18. 2012-01-13
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    PHILLIPS, Benjamin appointed
    director
  19. 2012-01-13
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    PHILLIPS, Vanessa Jane appointed
    director
  20. 2012-01-13
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    PHILLIPS, Vanessa appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • 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
Mr Benjamin Phillips
Individual · South African · DOB 02/1983 · age 43
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · firm interest06/04/2016
Mrs Vanessa Jane Phillips
Individual · British · DOB 08/1978 · age 48
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
Incorporated2012-01-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC02400 — SIC 02400

Registered office

22 Bridge Road
Chessington
KT9 2EP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-26
Last: 2026-01-12

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

PHILLIPS, Benjamin→
director · ~43y · appointed 2012-01-13
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Active
PHILLIPS, Vanessa Jane→
director · ~48y · appointed 2012-01-13
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Active
PHILLIPS, Vanessa→
secretary · appointed 2012-01-13 · resigned 2014-01-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (45 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-23