MEADOW LANDSCAPING LTD

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SC761612 · ltd · incorporated 2023-03-09
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£5.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
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 acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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: 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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 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
11 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 £5,928
Cash YoY
+279%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£30k
↑ 279% YoY
Net Worth
£6k
↑ 844% YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£6k£12k£18k£24k£30kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£5.9k£628
Cash£29.8k£7.9k
Net assets£5.9k£628

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-28
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2025-05-27
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2024-06-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-06-01
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2024-05-28
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2023-04-14
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  8. 2023-03-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As MEADOW LANDSCAPING LTD
  9. 2023-03-09
    MCKENZIE, Mark appointed
    director
  10. 2023-03-09
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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
Mr Mark Mckenzie
Individual · British · DOB 09/1986 · age 40
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting09/03/2023

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
Incorporated2023-03-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC81300 — Landscape service activities

Registered office

22 Backbrae Street Kilsyth
Glasgow
Lanarkshire
G65 0NH
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-22
Last: 2026-03-08

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

MCKENZIE, Mark
director · ~40y · appointed 2023-03-09
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Active

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Recent filings (11 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-09-26
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-05-28
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-06-17
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-29
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-05-28
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-04-14
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-03-09