A19 GARDEN MACHINERY LTD

💤Zombieactive
08212342 · ltd · incorporated 2012-09-12
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
£-6.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Repair of machinery
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 46140SIC 46140
  • 77310Renting and leasing of agricultural machinery and equipment
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -33% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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, 3 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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
35 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £6,105
Cash YoY
-33%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£4k
↓ 33% YoY
Net Worth
-£6k
↑ 32% YoY
Current Assets
£9k
↓ 52% YoY
Current Liabilities
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-£9k-£4k£2k£7k£13k£18kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£-6.1k£-9.0k
Current assets£8.7k£18.3k
Cash£3.7k£5.5k
Debtors£1.3k£2.7k
Net assets£-6.1k£-9.0k

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
0
filings
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. 2025-06-22
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  2. 2024-06-18
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  3. 2024-01-14
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    officers · TM01
  4. 2024-01-12
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    APPLETON, Steven resigned
    director
  5. 2023-06-21
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  6. 2022-06-29
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  7. 2021-06-03
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  8. 2020-10-19
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    APPLETON, Steven appointed
    director
  9. 2020-10-19
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    PRICE, Lesley resigned
    director
  10. 2020-10-19
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    officers · AP01
  11. 2020-10-19
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    officers · TM01
  12. 2020-06-30
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  13. 2019-04-24
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  14. 2018-01-31
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  15. 2017-06-19
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  16. 2017-01-20
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    PRICE, Lesley appointed
    director
  17. 2017-01-20
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  18. 2016-02-15
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  19. 2016-01-28
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  20. 2013-02-11
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    JACKSON, Christopher Melville resigned
    director
  21. 2012-09-12
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    Company incorporated
    As A19 GARDEN MACHINERY LTD
  22. 2012-09-12
    ➕
    PRICE, Gary Alan appointed
    director
  23. 2012-09-12
    ➕
    JACKSON, Christopher Melville appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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 age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 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 Gary Alan Price
Individual · British · DOB 10/1951 · age 75
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting13/02/2017
Mrs Lesley Price
Individual · British · DOB 09/1952 · age 74
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting13/02/2017

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
Incorporated2012-09-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33120 — Repair of machinery

Registered office

2 Clifton Moor Business Village
James Nicolson Link
York
North Yorkshire
YO30 4XG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-27
Last: 2026-02-13

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

PRICE, Gary Alan→
director · ~75y · appointed 2012-09-12
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Active
APPLETON, Steven→
director · ~36y · appointed 2020-10-19 · resigned 2024-01-12
Resigned
JACKSON, Christopher Melville→
director · ~79y · appointed 2012-09-12 · resigned 2013-02-11
Resigned
PRICE, Lesley→
director · ~74y · appointed 2017-01-20 · resigned 2020-10-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (35 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-03
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accounts · AA
2025-06-22
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-18
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-19
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officers · TM01
2024-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-13
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accounts · AA
2022-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-15
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officers · AP01
2020-10-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-30