FLORA GARDEN SERVICE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC522952 · ltd · incorporated 2015-12-21

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 Dec 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

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

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company 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: 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 (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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

38 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Average employees	2	200

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

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand

2025-09-12
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accounts · AA
2024-05-23
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accounts · AA
2023-07-10
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accounts · AA
2022-08-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-13
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-07-13
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-07-13
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-09-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-19
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-04-19
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-10-28
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officers · TM01
2020-10-19
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PANEK, Konrad Krzysztof resigned
director
2020-10-14
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-08-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-06-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-04-09
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officers · CH01
2018-12-20
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officers · TM01
2018-12-20
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2018-12-11
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BAIN, Michael Alexander resigned
director
2016-03-25
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MROZ, Jan appointed
director
2016-03-25
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BAIN, Michael Alexander appointed
director
2016-03-25
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PANEK, Konrad Krzysztof appointed
director
2016-03-24
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VASS, Christopher resigned
director
2015-12-21
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Company incorporated
As FLORA GARDEN SERVICE LIMITED
2015-12-21
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VASS, Christopher 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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Jan Mroz Individual · Polish · DOB 02/1988 · age 38	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	01/07/2016

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Konrad Krzysztof Panekceased 19/10/2020· 25-50% shares
Mr Michael Alexander Bainceased 11/12/2018· 25-50% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2015-12-21

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

6 Adam Christie Avenue

Hillside

Montrose

Angus

DD10 9GE

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-29

Last: 2026-03-15

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

MROZ, Jan→

director · ~38y · appointed 2016-03-25

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BAIN, Michael Alexander→

director · ~53y · appointed 2016-03-25 · resigned 2018-12-11

Resigned

PANEK, Konrad Krzysztof→

director · ~40y · appointed 2016-03-25 · resigned 2020-10-19

Resigned

VASS, Christopher→

director · ~43y · appointed 2015-12-21 · resigned 2016-03-24

Resigned

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Recent filings (38 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-03-16

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-09-12

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-04-01

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-05-23

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-03-26

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-07-10

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-03-21

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-08-17

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2022-07-13

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2022-07-13

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2022-07-13

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-04-20

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2021-09-06

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2021-04-19

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2021-04-19