JOHN SKAIFE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06515191 · ltd · incorporated 2008-02-27
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£96.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38110
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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 (69/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
49 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £96,846

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£10k
Net Worth
£97k
Current Assets
£108k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-31
Total assets£98.8k
Current assets£108.0k
Cash£10.1k
Debtors£4.6k
Net assets£96.8k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-29
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2025-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-12-31
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2023-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-11-16
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2022-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-12-23
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2018-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-02-29
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2010-12-09
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    SKAIFE, Elizabeth Ann resigned
    director
  17. 2008-02-27
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    Company incorporated
    As JOHN SKAIFE LIMITED
  18. 2008-02-27
    ➕
    COWLING, Linda appointed
    secretary
  19. 2008-02-27
    ➕
    SKAIFE, John Peter appointed
    director
  20. 2008-02-27
    ➕
    SKAIFE, Elizabeth Ann appointed
    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 "SKAIFE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +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 signal

Multiple 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

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Peter Skaife
Individual · British · DOB 02/1969 · age 57
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2008-02-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38110 — SIC 38110

Registered office

Manor Farm
Middleton
Pickering
North Yorkshire
YO18 8PA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-29
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-13
Last: 2026-02-27

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

COWLING, Linda→
secretary · appointed 2008-02-27
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Active
SKAIFE, John Peter→
director · ~57y · appointed 2008-02-27
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Active
SKAIFE, Elizabeth Ann→
director · ~46y · appointed 2008-02-27 · resigned 2010-12-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (49 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-03
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-12-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-05
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-30
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-11-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-24