JACE JOINERY LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
04988164 · ltd · incorporated 2003-12-08
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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year to Jan 2026
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Joinery installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 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 · oldest 15.8y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 15.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
58 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2026-01-31 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £198.1k |
| Current assets | — | £150.1k |
| Cash | — | £54.1k |
| Debtors | — | £56.0k |
| Net assets | — | £196.4k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-12-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-15📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2017-10-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-15📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2017-06-30🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2016-09-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2010-08-09🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2003-12-12➕PARR, Thelma Kathleen appointedsecretary
- 2003-12-12➖CLARK, Stephen John resignedsecretary
- 2003-12-08🏢Company incorporatedAs JACE JOINERY LIMITED
- 2003-12-08➕DICK, Jason Charles appointeddirector
- 2003-12-08➕CLARK, Stephen John appointedsecretary
Owner dependency
93/100
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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — 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 58. 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 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Jason Charles Dick Individual · British · DOB 02/1968 · age 58 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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| 12 STARS PROPERTIES LTD→ 15641632 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 123KITCHENS LIMITED→ 14873245 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 1ST ESTATES LTD→ 10642545 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| 1ST PREMIER DAMP PROOFING LTD→ 13589287 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| 24 NETWORKS & SECURITY LTD→ 13117380 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| 24 VERNON ROAD LTD→ 14571864 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| 24/7 SHUTTERS AND REPAIRS LTD→ 16514782 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2A MILNER STREET LIMITED→ 10640197 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| 2GETHER BATHROOMS LTD→ 13588629 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| 2JD LTD→ 15089632 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 3 SIXTY ROOFING LTD→ 15978283 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-12-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43320 — Joinery installation
Registered office
3a Roberts Street
Grimsby
North East Lincolnshire
DN32 8AD
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-31
Last made up to: 2026-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-17
Last: 2025-12-03
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
PARR, Thelma Kathleen→
Activesecretary · appointed 2003-12-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DICK, Jason Charles→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2003-12-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CLARK, Stephen John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-12-08 · resigned 2003-12-12
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 30/06/2017 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 09/08/2010 | — |
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Recent filings (58 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-12-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-27