JAMES SCOTT SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08259520 · ltd · incorporated 2012-10-18
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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year to Nov 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Support activities for crop production
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 52219SIC 52219
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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

Company profile
address, 2 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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
45 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Nov 2024Nov 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-11-302024-11-30
Average employees2200

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-28
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  3. 2025-03-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-05-01
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2024-05-01
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2023-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-07-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2023-07-03
    ➖
    SCOTT, Ian Peter Robert resigned
    director
  10. 2022-08-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-06-29
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  13. 2020-06-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-07-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-06-27
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2018-06-27
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2015-09-01
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    SCOTT, James appointed
    director
  18. 2012-10-18
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    Company incorporated
    As JAMES SCOTT SERVICES LIMITED
  19. 2012-10-18
    ➕
    SCOTT, Paula Anne appointed
    director
  20. 2012-10-18
    ➕
    SCOTT, Ian Peter Robert appointed
    director

Owner dependency

96/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "SCOTT" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-11-28: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
James Scott
Individual · British · DOB 07/1988 · age 38
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control24/04/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Ian Peter Robert Scottceased 31/07/2023· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2012-10-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01610 — Support activities for crop production

Registered office

Unit 1 Eliot Business Park
Goldsmith Way
Nuneaton
CV10 7RJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-15
Last: 2026-05-01

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

SCOTT, James→
director · ~38y · appointed 2015-09-01
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Active
SCOTT, Paula Anne→
director · ~65y · appointed 2012-10-18
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Active
SCOTT, Ian Peter Robert→
director · ~72y · appointed 2012-10-18 · resigned 2023-07-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (45 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-20
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-04