1-4 MILL GARDENS MANAGEMENT COMPANY LTD

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13332518 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2021-04-13
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
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£0
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (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 (78/100)

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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£0
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-292024-04-29
Total assets£0£0
Net assets£0£0

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-01-31
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2024-01-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2024-01-17
    ➕
    HOUGHTON, Stuart Douglas appointed
    director
  8. 2024-01-17
    ➖
    GREEN, Michael John resigned
    director
  9. 2024-01-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2022-07-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-06-30
    ➖
    APLIN, Adrian Trevor resigned
    director
  12. 2022-06-30
    ➕
    GREEN, Michael John appointed
    director
  13. 2022-06-30
    ➖
    KING, David Gifford resigned
    director
  14. 2022-06-30
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2022-06-30
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2022-06-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2022-05-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2021-04-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 1-4 MILL GARDENS MANAGEMENT COMPANY LTD
  19. 2021-04-13
    ➕
    APLIN, Adrian Trevor appointed
    director
  20. 2021-04-13
    ➕
    KING, David Gifford appointed
    director
  21. 2021-04-13
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Bickenhall Developments Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Bickenhall Developments Ltd
Corporate parent · board control
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1-4 MILL GARDENS MANAGEMENT COMPANY LTD
This company · 13332518

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Bickenhall Developments Ltd
Corporate entity
—75–100%board control75-100% voting · board control13/04/2021

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2021-04-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

2 Mill Gardens
Mosterton
Beaminster
DT8 3HH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-29
Last made up to: 2025-04-29
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-26
Last: 2026-04-12

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

HOUGHTON, Stuart Douglas→
director · ~64y · appointed 2024-01-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
APLIN, Adrian Trevor→
director · ~61y · appointed 2021-04-13 · resigned 2022-06-30
Resigned
GREEN, Michael John→
director · ~78y · appointed 2022-06-30 · resigned 2024-01-17
Resigned
KING, David Gifford→
director · ~75y · appointed 2021-04-13 · resigned 2022-06-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (18 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-17
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-01-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-06-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-06-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-06-30