WITHY GARDENS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

06508448 · ltd · incorporated 2008-02-19

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

—

year to Feb 2025

Net worth

£5.4k

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

53 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £5,369

Net assets shrinking

Down £146 YoY

Cash YoY

-2%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£5k

↓ 2.3% YoY

Net Worth

£5k

↓ 2.6% YoY

Current Assets

£6k

↓ 2.4% YoY

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-02-28	2024-02-29
Total assets	£5.4k	£5.5k
Current assets	£6.0k	£6.2k
Cash	£5.3k	£5.4k
Debtors	£732	£752
Net assets	£5.4k	£5.5k

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

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2 signals 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

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand

2025-07-18
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2022-07-07
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2021-06-23
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2021-02-02
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2019-06-11
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2017-08-22
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2016-07-21
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officers · CH03
2012-01-31
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BRETHERTON, Frank appointed
secretary
2012-01-31
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BRETHERTON, Frank appointed
director
2012-01-31
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BRETHERTON, Valerie Jean appointed
director
2012-01-31
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COAR, Eileen resigned
secretary
2012-01-31
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COAR, Harry resigned
director
2008-02-19
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Company incorporated
As WITHY GARDENS LIMITED
2008-02-19
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COAR, Eileen appointed
secretary
2008-02-19
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WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2008-02-19
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WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2008-02-19
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COAR, Harry appointed
director
2008-02-19
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WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
corporate-director
2008-02-19
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WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
corporate-director

Owner dependency

81/100

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 age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

89/100

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 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Frank Bretherton Individual · British · DOB 05/1949 · age 77	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2008-02-19

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Newcourt House Aylesbury Road

Wendover

Aylesbury

Buckinghamshire

HP22 6JQ

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-11-30

Last made up to: 2025-02-28

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-21

Last: 2026-03-07

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

BRETHERTON, Frank→

secretary · appointed 2012-01-31

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Active

BRETHERTON, Frank→

director · ~77y · appointed 2012-01-31

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Active

BRETHERTON, Valerie Jean→

director · ~77y · appointed 2012-01-31

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Active

COAR, Eileen→

secretary · appointed 2008-02-19 · resigned 2012-01-31

Resigned

WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2008-02-19 · resigned 2008-02-19

Resigned

COAR, Harry→

director · ~81y · appointed 2008-02-19 · resigned 2012-01-31

Resigned

WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→

corporate-director · appointed 2008-02-19 · resigned 2008-02-19

Resigned

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