G P JACKSON LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06408935 · ltd · incorporated 2007-10-25
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.
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Life insurance
Sector: Financial & insurance
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 65201Life reinsurance
  • 66190Other activities auxiliary to financial services, except insurance and pension funding
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). 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 (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 11.4y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 11.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
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
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 accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-302023-12-30
Average employees100100

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-25
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2022-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-10-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-11-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2020-11-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2020-11-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2019-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-10-30
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2017-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-02-19
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  17. 2013-12-01
    ➖
    MURGATROYD, Joanne resigned
    secretary
  18. 2013-12-01
    ➖
    MURGATROYD, Joanne resigned
    director
  19. 2009-08-14
    ➕
    MURGATROYD, Joanne appointed
    director
  20. 2007-10-25
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    Company incorporated
    As G P JACKSON LIMITED
  21. 2007-10-25
    ➕
    JACKSON, Gareth Paul appointed
    director
  22. 2007-10-25
    ➕
    MURGATROYD, Joanne appointed
    secretary
  23. 2007-10-25
    ➕
    TURNER LITTLE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2007-10-25
    ➖
    TURNER LITTLE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2007-10-25
    ➕
    TURNER LITTLE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  26. 2007-10-25
    ➖
    TURNER LITTLE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "JACKSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Gareth Paul Jackson
Individual · British · DOB 12/1965 · age 61
75–100%
—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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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
Incorporated2007-10-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC65110 — Life insurance

Registered office

30 Coupland Road
Selby
North Yorkshire
YO8 3AY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-08
Last: 2025-10-25

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

JACKSON, Gareth Paul→
director · ~61y · appointed 2007-10-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MURGATROYD, Joanne→
secretary · appointed 2007-10-25 · resigned 2013-12-01
Resigned
TURNER LITTLE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-10-25 · resigned 2007-10-25
Resigned
MURGATROYD, Joanne→
director · ~59y · appointed 2009-08-14 · resigned 2013-12-01
Resigned
TURNER LITTLE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2007-10-25 · resigned 2007-10-25
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge—19/02/2015—
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Recent filings (54 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-23
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-11-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-11-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-11-19