EDINBURGH GARDENERS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC505295 · ltd · incorporated 2015-05-07
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
year to May 2025
Net worth
£300.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Landscape service activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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: Deleverage or restructure. Leverage at 100% of assets — consider sale of non-core assets or equity injection. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
26 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £300,216
High leverage
Liabilities are 100% of total assets
Leverage
100%
Liabilities / Total assets

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£300k
↑ 18% YoY
Current Assets
£347k
↑ 20% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£69k£139k£208k£278k£347kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£424.1k£266.5k
Current assets£347.0k£289.1k
Cash£268.3k
Debtors£20.8k
Net assets£300.2k£253.8k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 2 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-15
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  3. 2025-07-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-02-29
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-10-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2023-09-06
    GEEN, Elvera resigned
    director
  8. 2022-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-02-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-01-18
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-02-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-12-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2016-05-16
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2016-04-20
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    officers · AP01
  18. 2015-10-01
    GEEN, Elvera appointed
    director
  19. 2015-05-07
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    Company incorporated
    As EDINBURGH GARDENERS LIMITED
  20. 2015-05-07
    DEWAR, Alan 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

50/100
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.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alan Dewar
Individual · British · DOB 08/1974 · age 52
75100%
75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2015-05-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC81300 — Landscape service activities

Registered office

54 Penicuik Road
Roslin
EH25 9LH
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-21
Last: 2025-05-07

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

DEWAR, Alan
director · ~52y · appointed 2015-05-07
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Active
GEEN, Elvera
director · ~41y · appointed 2015-10-01 · resigned 2023-09-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (26 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-25
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2026-01-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-12