JS EQUINE MANAGEMENT LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
06510595 · ltd · incorporated 2008-02-20
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£948.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01621
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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).
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Refinance opportunity
5 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 13.1y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 13.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
54 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £948,247
Cash YoY
+98%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£27k
↑ 98% YoY
Net Worth
£948k
↑ 7.9% YoY
Current Assets
£47k
↑ 57% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.90M | £1.72M |
| Current assets | £46.7k | £29.7k |
| Cash | £27.5k | £13.9k |
| Debtors | £14.2k | £7.9k |
| Net assets | £948.2k | £878.8k |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-18📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-03-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-03-11🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2021-02-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-03📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-02-03🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2020-10-16📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-10-12🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2020-01-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-28➖ASHURST, Alison Barbara resignedsecretary
- 2018-09-28📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2017-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-01-12➖ASHURST, Alison Barbara resigneddirector
- 2013-09-02🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2013-05-23🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2009-10-01➖ASHURST, Alison Barbara resignedsecretary
- 2009-03-01➕ASHURST, Alison Barbara appointedsecretary
- 2009-03-01➕ASHURST, Alison Barbara appointeddirector
- 2008-02-20🏢Company incorporatedAs JS EQUINE MANAGEMENT LIMITED
- 2008-02-20➕SHAW, John Andrew appointeddirector
- 2008-02-20➕ASHURST, Alison Barbara appointedsecretary
Owner dependency
85/100
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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
68/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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 low5 live charges
lowHeavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr John Andrew Shaw Individual · British · DOB 06/1976 · age 50 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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8 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
Incorporated2008-02-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01621 — SIC 01621
Registered office
Mill Farm Moss Lane
High Legh
Knutsford
Cheshire
WA16 0RF
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-06
Last: 2026-02-20
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
SHAW, John Andrew→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2008-02-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ASHURST, Alison Barbara→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2009-03-01 · resigned 2009-10-01
ASHURST, Alison Barbara→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-02-20 · resigned 2018-09-28
ASHURST, Alison Barbara→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2009-03-01 · resigned 2016-01-12
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Mortgages & charges
5
Total charges
5
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 11/03/2021 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 03/02/2021 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 12/10/2020 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 02/09/2013 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 23/05/2013 | — |
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Recent filings (54 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-23
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-03-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-23
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-02-03