JWI BUILDERS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08101811 · ltd · incorporated 2012-06-12
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other building completion and finishing
Sector: Construction
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 (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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
36 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Average employees16001600

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-06-30
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-03-31
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-06-26
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2022-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-01-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-04-17
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    address · AD01
  11. 2018-10-09
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-03-08
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-03-27
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-06-13
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2016-03-30
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-02-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2015-12-31
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    INGLIS, Hannah resigned
    director
  18. 2014-04-01
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    INGLIS, Hannah appointed
    director
  19. 2012-06-12
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    Company incorporated
    As JWI BUILDERS LIMITED
  20. 2012-06-12
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    INGLIS, John William appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
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 14 years.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Hannah Inglis
Individual · British · DOB 12/1978 · age 48
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting24/06/2022
Mr John Inglis
Individual · British · DOB 10/1979 · age 47
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2012-06-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43390 — Other building completion and finishing

Registered office

Heron Bank Tang Road
High Birstwith
Harrogate
HG3 2JU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-27
Last: 2025-06-13

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

INGLIS, John William→
director · ~47y · appointed 2012-06-12
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Active
INGLIS, Hannah→
director · ~48y · appointed 2014-04-01 · resigned 2015-12-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (36 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-03-27