GARDEN MAKEOVERS LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC525482 · ltd · incorporated 2016-01-29
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£79.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
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 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
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
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
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 £78,972

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£79k
↑ 11% YoY
Current Assets
£156k
↓ 29% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£44k£88k£132k£176k£220kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£208.3k£254.3k
Current assets£155.6k£219.9k
Net assets£79.0k£70.9k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-16
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2025-04-15
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2024-11-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-04-17
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2024-04-16
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2023-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-01-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2022-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-10-31
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2019-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-10-20
    ➕
    BOYD, Scott appointed
    director
  15. 2018-11-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-04-23
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    administrative-restoration-company
    restoration · RT01
  18. 2016-01-29
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    Company incorporated
    As GARDEN MAKEOVERS LTD
  19. 2016-01-29
    ➕
    MCGUINESS, Brian appointed
    secretary
  20. 2016-01-29
    ➕
    MCGUINESS, Brian appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

41/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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 Brian Mcguiness
Individual · British · DOB 08/1980 · age 46
75–100%
—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
Incorporated2016-01-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC81300 — Landscape service activities

Registered office

3rd Floor 65 Bath Street
Glasgow
G2 2BX
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-11
Last: 2026-01-28

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

MCGUINESS, Brian→
secretary · appointed 2016-01-29
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Active
BOYD, Scott→
director · ~42y · appointed 2019-10-20
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MCGUINESS, Brian→
director · ~46y · appointed 2016-01-29
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Recent filings (31 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-28
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-04-16
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-13
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-16
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-27