A & B LANDSCAPES & GARDEN MAINTENANCE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08560219 · ltd · incorporated 2013-06-07
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£20.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Landscape service activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
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 (70/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 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
28 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £20,720

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£21k
Current Assets
£49k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-30
Total assets£22.8k
Current assets£49.3k
Net assets£20.7k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-09-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-01-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-05-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2020-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-06-15
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    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2015-09-03
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-06-09
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-06-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2014-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2013-06-07
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    Company incorporated
    As A & B LANDSCAPES & GARDEN MAINTENANCE LIMITED
  18. 2013-06-07
    ➕
    COOK, Andrew David appointed
    director
  19. 2013-06-07
    ➕
    FAGAN, Bryan Robert appointed
    director

Owner dependency

63/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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 13 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 Bryan Robert Fagan
Individual · British · DOB 03/1970 · age 56
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/07/2016
Mr Andrew David Cook
Individual · British · DOB 04/1970 · age 56
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/07/2016

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
Incorporated2013-06-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC81300 — Landscape service activities

Registered office

23 Fairfield Avenue
Fareham
Hampshire
PO14 1EB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-21
Last: 2025-06-07

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

COOK, Andrew David→
director · ~56y · appointed 2013-06-07
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Active
FAGAN, Bryan Robert→
director · ~56y · appointed 2013-06-07
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Recent filings (28 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-06-11