GARDIN LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
12423953 · ltd · incorporated 2020-01-24
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
—
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£-662.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01300
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 2.5y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 2.5 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
58 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £662,314
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£1.1m
Net Worth
-£662k
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash | £1.05M | — |
| Net assets | £-662.3k | — |
| Average employees | — | 2000 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 2 capital
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 miscellaneous
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-04📄legacymiscellaneous · RP01SH01
- 2026-02-20📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2026-02-20📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2026-02-06📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2026-01-07📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-12-28📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-08-22📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-07-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-22📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-04-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-04-08➕ZIJLSTRA, Jaap Frederik appointeddirector
- 2025-01-31📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2025-01-30📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-01-28📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-01-28📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-01-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-01-14➖COEN, Edel resigneddirector
- 2024-11-05📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-11-05📄second-filing-capital-allotment-sharescapital · RP04SH01
- 2024-10-25📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-08-22📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-05-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-24📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-01-10🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2023-09-22📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-11-24➕COEN, Edel appointeddirector
- 2021-02-05➕MCGURK, Amanda appointedsecretary
- 2020-10-28➕NISSELSON, Evan appointeddirector
- 2020-01-24🏢Company incorporatedAs GARDIN LTD
- 2020-01-24➕TALUKDAR, Sumanta, Dr appointeddirector
Owner dependency
50/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
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
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dr Sumanta Talukdar Individual · Indian · DOB 04/1978 · age 48 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 24/01/2020 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Dr Sumanta Talukdarceased 24/01/2020· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FODGE FARMS (HOOK NORTON) LIMITED→ 00873470 · est 1966 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 60y | — | — |
| FRIENDS OF NEITHROP ALLOTMENTS→ 10991688 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| FROGSNEST FARM LIMITED→ 13305457 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| FRUITWAY FARM LIMITED→ 15415456 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| FULFORD PARK LIMITED→ 10863677 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| FULLER & SON (DEDDINGTON) LIMITED→ 00687561 · est 1961 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 65y | — | — |
| FUTURE FIREWOOD SUPPLIES LTD→ 15429053 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| G.D.WOOLCOCK LIMITED→ 00565322 · est 1956 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 69y | — | — |
| G.STAVELEY PARKER AND SONS LIMITED→ 00784387 · est 1963 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 62y | — | — |
| GALE ESTATES (APL) LTD→ 08546941 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| GIGLEY FARM LTD→ 11670206 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-01-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01300 — SIC 01300
Registered office
99 Park Drive Milton Park
Abingdon
OX14 4RY
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-20
Last: 2026-02-06
Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)
Active
NISSELSON, Evan→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2020-10-28
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TALUKDAR, Sumanta, Dr→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2020-01-24
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ZIJLSTRA, Jaap Frederik→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2025-04-08
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COEN, Edel→
Resigneddirector · ~38y · appointed 2021-11-24 · resigned 2025-01-14
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 10/01/2024 | — |
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Recent filings (58 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-13
legacy
miscellaneous · RP01SH01
2026-03-04
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2026-02-20
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-02-20
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-02-06
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-01-07
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-12-28
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-10
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-04-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-05
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-01-31
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-01-30
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-01-28