4 SEASONS GARDEN & GROUNDS MAINTENANCE LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
15252358 · ltd · incorporated 2023-11-01
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Landscape service activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 66). 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: low (52/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

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, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
6 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (7 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-01
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    Company incorporated
    As 4 SEASONS GARDEN & GROUNDS MAINTENANCE LTD
  4. 2023-11-01
    WILLIAMSON, Margaret appointed
    secretary
  5. 2023-11-01
    WILLIAMSON, Andrew Robert appointed
    director
  6. 2023-11-01
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2023-11-01
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

95/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Young company: Only 2.6 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

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 66. 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Robert Williamson
Individual · British · DOB 11/1960 · age 66
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control01/11/2023
Mrs Margaret Williamson
Individual · British · DOB 07/1961 · age 65
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control01/11/2023

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
Incorporated2023-11-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC81300 — Landscape service activities

Registered office

5 Upper Hartwell
Stone
Aylesbury
Bucks
HP17 8NZ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-14
Last: 2025-10-31

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

WILLIAMSON, Margaret
secretary · appointed 2023-11-01
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Active
WILLIAMSON, Andrew Robert
director · ~66y · appointed 2023-11-01
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Active

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Recent filings (6 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-22
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-11-01
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-11-01