AAA @ MMB LANDSCAPES LTD

💤Zombieactive
08943496 · ltd · incorporated 2014-03-17
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£-43.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Landscape service activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 78/100 (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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
36 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 £43,369

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£3k
Net Worth
-£43k
↓ 17% YoY
Current Assets
£4k
↓ 47% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£43k-£33k-£23k-£13k-£3k£8kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£-27.6k£-23.1k
Current assets£4.0k£7.5k
Cash£3.0k
Debtors£2.7k
Net assets£-43.4k£-37.1k

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

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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
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-04-15
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  5. 2023-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-04-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2019-04-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2018-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-04-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2018-04-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2018-04-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2014-03-21
    BRAYSHAW, Mark Gary resigned
    director
  17. 2014-03-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AAA @ MMB LANDSCAPES LTD
  18. 2014-03-17
    LAZENBY, Michelle appointed
    director
  19. 2014-03-17
    BRAYSHAW, Mark Gary appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Michelle Lazenby
Individual · British · DOB 04/1966 · age 60
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting01/06/2016

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
Incorporated2014-03-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC81300 — Landscape service activities

Registered office

2 Holme Church Lane
Beverley
HU17 0QR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-14
Last: 2026-03-31

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

LAZENBY, Michelle
director · ~60y · appointed 2014-03-17
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Active
BRAYSHAW, Mark Gary
director · ~43y · appointed 2014-03-17 · resigned 2014-03-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (36 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-15
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-27