GARDINERS OF DENNY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC453336 · ltd · incorporated 2013-06-27
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other human health activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Strong 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. 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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (85/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
3 years of iXBRL accounts extracted + narrative notes parsed
95
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
48 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.

Key financials

3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2023Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-302024-09-302023-09-30
Average employees300400300

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-20
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2025-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-09-02
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2024-06-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-05-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC03
  7. 2024-04-02
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2023-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-09-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2022-09-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2022-09-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2022-09-05
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  13. 2022-09-05
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2022-09-05
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2022-09-05
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2022-09-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2022-09-02
    ➕
    AFZAL, Waseem Muhammad appointed
    director
  18. 2022-09-02
    ➖
    DORIS, Elaine resigned
    secretary
  19. 2022-09-02
    ➖
    DORIS, Derek Stephen resigned
    director
  20. 2022-02-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2019-06-07
    ➕
    DORIS, Elaine appointed
    secretary
  22. 2014-06-28
    ➖
    DORIS, Elaine resigned
    director
  23. 2013-06-27
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As GARDINERS OF DENNY LIMITED
  24. 2013-06-27
    ➕
    DORIS, Derek Stephen appointed
    director
  25. 2013-06-27
    ➕
    DORIS, Elaine appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Muhammad Waseem Afzal
Individual
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · firm interest17/05/2024
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Waseem Muhammad Afzalceased 02/04/2024· 75-100% shares
  • Mr Derek Stephen Dorisceased 02/09/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mrs Elaine Dorisceased 02/09/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2013-06-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities

Registered office

42a Stirling Street
Denny
FK6 6DJ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-25
Last: 2026-05-11

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

AFZAL, Waseem Muhammad→
director · ~40y · appointed 2022-09-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DORIS, Elaine→
secretary · appointed 2019-06-07 · resigned 2022-09-02
Resigned
DORIS, Derek Stephen→
director · ~70y · appointed 2013-06-27 · resigned 2022-09-02
Resigned
DORIS, Elaine→
director · ~64y · appointed 2013-06-27 · resigned 2014-06-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (48 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-12
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-19
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC03
2024-05-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-09-12