4JRIN LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05465964 · ltd · incorporated 2005-05-27
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 May 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Sector: Wholesale & retail
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 (75/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
54 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Average employees100-100

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-08
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    move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
    address · AD03
  3. 2025-07-08
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    change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
    address · AD02
  4. 2025-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-01-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-11-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2018-05-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-06-07
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2016-02-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2005-05-27
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    Company incorporated
    As 4JRIN LIMITED
  18. 2005-05-27
    HUTCHINGS, Janet Christine appointed
    secretary
  19. 2005-05-27
    HUTCHINGS, Jake Andrew appointed
    director
  20. 2005-05-27
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2005-05-27
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2005-05-27
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 2005-05-27
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Jake Andrew Hutchings
Individual · British · DOB 05/1989 · age 37
75100%
75-100% shares06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-05-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47990 — Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets

Registered office

6 Heasewood
Haywards Heath
RH16 4TJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-10
Last: 2025-05-27

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

HUTCHINGS, Janet Christine
secretary · appointed 2005-05-27
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Active
HUTCHINGS, Jake Andrew
director · ~37y · appointed 2005-05-27
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Active
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-05-27 · resigned 2005-05-27
Resigned
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-05-27 · resigned 2005-05-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (54 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-18
move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
address · AD03
2025-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-08
change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
address · AD02
2025-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-18