BILL GARDEN TECHNICAL SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC267935 · ltd · incorporated 2004-05-14
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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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£173.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 74909Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
54 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
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
Positive net assets
Net assets £173,893
Net assets shrinking
Down £20,046 YoY
Cash YoY
-6%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£59k
↓ 6.1% YoY
Net Worth
£174k
↓ 10% YoY
Current Assets
£59k
↓ 9.0% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£39k£78k£116k£155k£194kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£173.9k£193.9k
Current assets£58.7k£64.5k
Cash£58.6k£62.4k
Debtors£111£2.1k
Net assets£173.9k£193.9k

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-17
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-19
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-11-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-05-05
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    GARDEN, Laura Isabella appointed
    director
  7. 2021-05-05
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    officers · AP01
  8. 2020-11-19
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-01-28
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-01-21
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-01-09
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-01-20
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-05-17
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  14. 2016-02-03
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-05-24
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-02-17
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2014-05-16
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    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2004-05-14
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    Company incorporated
    As BILL GARDEN TECHNICAL SERVICES LIMITED
  19. 2004-05-14
    ➕
    GARDEN, Laura Isabella appointed
    secretary
  20. 2004-05-14
    ➕
    GARDEN, William James appointed
    director
  21. 2004-05-14
    ➕
    ACS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2004-05-14
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    ACS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2004-05-14
    ➕
    ACS NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 2004-05-14
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    ACS NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "GARDEN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr William James Garden
Individual · British · DOB 02/1950 · age 76
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/02/2017
Mrs Laura Isabella Garden
Individual · British · DOB 09/1961 · age 65
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/01/2017

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
Incorporated2004-05-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC55900 — Other accommodation

Registered office

38 Thorndene, Elderslie
Johnstone
Renfrewshire
PA5 9DB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-18
Last: 2025-05-04

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

GARDEN, Laura Isabella→
secretary · appointed 2004-05-14
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Active
GARDEN, Laura Isabella→
director · ~65y · appointed 2021-05-05
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Active
GARDEN, William James→
director · ~76y · appointed 2004-05-14
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Active
ACS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-05-14 · resigned 2004-05-14
Resigned
ACS NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-05-14 · resigned 2004-05-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (54 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-17
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-05-31