A & B GARDENING LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
09228780 · ltd · incorporated 2014-09-22
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Landscape service activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company 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 (55/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
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
24 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.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-07-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-09-26📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-09-22🏢Company incorporatedAs A & B GARDENING LIMITED
- 2014-09-22➕JEPPS, Ben Robert appointeddirector
- 2014-09-22➕REDMAN, Andrew James appointeddirector
- 2014-09-22📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
41/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Ben Robert Jepps Individual · British · DOB 12/1990 · age 36 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 30/06/2016 |
Mr Andrew James Redman Individual · British · DOB 02/1991 · age 35 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 30/06/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-09-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC81300 — Landscape service activities
Registered office
Saldon House Lower Gravenhurst
Gravenhurst
Bedford
Bedfordshire
MK45 4HJ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-01
Last: 2025-09-17
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
JEPPS, Ben Robert→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2014-09-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
REDMAN, Andrew James→
Activedirector · ~35y · appointed 2014-09-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (24 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-05-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-25