Company · Dorset
The Gardens Group Limited
Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (not commercial art galleries and opticians)
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 5
- James Foster Pegg 2006-2014 View profile
- Anthony Charles Rash 1998-2009 View profile
- Raymond Martin Edwards 1998-1998 View profile
- Battens Secretarial Services LTD 1999-2006 View profile
- Geoffrey Robert Cooney 1998-1999 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (not commercial art galleries and opticians)
- Incorporated
- 20/01/1998
- Registered office
- Dorset
- Previous names
- Castle Brimsmore Limited (until 23/02/2007)
Ownership
Owned by (2) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.
- Michael David Burks
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - Helen Louise Burks
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- The Gardens Group Limited
is controlled by Michael David Burks
Evidence
active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Michael David Burks.
3 other companies in this group
Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.
Financials
- Net assets
- £308,305
- Total assets
- £558,305
- Cash
- £1,961,749
- Employees
- 2
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2024-12-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.
2 directors on the board
- Michael David Burks Director · appointed 1998
- Helen Louise Burks Director · appointed 1998
Directors past 6 years
- Michael David Burks Director · appointed 1998
- Helen Louise Burks Director · appointed 1998
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (2)
- Michael David Burks Director · appointed 1998
- Helen Louise Burks Director · appointed 1998
Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.
The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving directors could step down together
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 03498786
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Accounts next due
- 31/12/2026
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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