J.V.LLOYD
💤Zombieactive
00624534 · private-unlimited · incorporated 1959-03-31
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
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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 34.0y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 34.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (55/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
59 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2015-09-02📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-09-02📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2013-09-06📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2013-08-08📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2013-08-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2013-08-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-addressaddress · AD01
- 2013-02-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2012-09-06📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2012-02-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2011-09-20📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2011-01-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2010-09-30📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-09-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2010-09-30📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2010-09-20🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1999-03-05➕LLOYD, David John appointeddirector
- 1999-03-05➖LLOYD, John Arthur Vaughan resigneddirector
- 1999-03-05➖LLOYD, Mary Catherine resigneddirector
- 1992-07-20🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1959-03-31🏢Company incorporatedAs J.V.LLOYD
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "LLOYD" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
85/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 67 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 David John Lloyd Individual · British · DOB 07/1966 · age 60 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mr John Edward Lloyd Individual · British · DOB 04/1971 · age 55 | 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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Statusactive
Typeprivate-unlimited
Incorporated1959-03-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500
Registered office
Chestnut Field House
Chestnut Field
Rugby
Warwickshire
CV21 2PD
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2012-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-22
Last: 2025-08-08
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
Active
LLOYD, David John→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 1999-03-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LLOYD, John Arthur Vaughan→
Resigneddirector · ~94y · resigned 1999-03-05
LLOYD, Mary Catherine→
Resigneddirector · ~85y · resigned 1999-03-05
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 20/09/2010 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 20/07/1992 | — |
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Recent filings (59 total)
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-26
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-22
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-22
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-09
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-21
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2017-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2016-08-22
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-09-02
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2014-09-02
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2013-09-06
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2013-08-08