GARDENS GALORE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC262116 · ltd · incorporated 2004-01-19
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£38.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -36% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 21.7y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 21.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
83 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £38,525
Net assets shrinking
Down £11,085 YoY
Cash YoY
-36%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£58k
↓ 36% YoY
Net Worth
£39k
↓ 22% YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash | £58.0k | £90.9k |
| Net assets | £38.5k | £49.6k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-06-04➖BYIERS, James George resigneddirector
- 2024-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-05-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-05-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-05-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-05-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-05-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-10-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-11-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-31➖BYIERS, Mary Anderson resignedsecretary
- 2018-03-31➖BYIERS, Mary Anderson resigneddirector
- 2014-04-24➖BYIERS, Jennie resignedsecretary
- 2014-04-24➕BYIERS, Mary Anderson appointedsecretary
- 2014-04-24➖BYIERS, Jennie resigneddirector
- 2014-04-24➕BYIERS, Mary Anderson appointeddirector
- 2007-07-02➕BYIERS, Jennie appointeddirector
- 2004-08-10🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2004-01-19🏢Company incorporatedAs GARDENS GALORE LIMITED
- 2004-01-19➕BYIERS, Jamie Daniel appointeddirector
- 2004-01-19➕BYIERS, Scott Nicholas appointeddirector
- 2004-01-19➕BYIERS, Jennie appointedsecretary
- 2004-01-19➕OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-01-19➖OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-01-19➕BYIERS, James George appointeddirector
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Jamie Daniel Byiers Individual · British · DOB 09/1977 · age 49 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Scott Nicholas Byiers Individual · British · DOB 06/1975 · age 51 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr James George Byiersceased 01/06/2018· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-01-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Balvaird Cottage, 27 Lynedoch
Road, Scone
Perthshire
PH2 6RJ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-12
Last: 2025-10-29
Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)
BYIERS, Jamie Daniel→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2004-01-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BYIERS, Scott Nicholas→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2004-01-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BYIERS, Jennie→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-01-19 · resigned 2014-04-24
BYIERS, Mary Anderson→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2014-04-24 · resigned 2018-03-31
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-01-19 · resigned 2004-01-19
BYIERS, James George→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · appointed 2004-01-19 · resigned 2025-06-04
BYIERS, Jennie→
Resigneddirector · ~52y · appointed 2007-07-02 · resigned 2014-04-24
BYIERS, Mary Anderson→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 2014-04-24 · resigned 2018-03-31
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 10/08/2004 | — |
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Recent filings (83 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-05-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-10