JK NATURALS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08383951 · ltd · incorporated 2013-01-31
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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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Hairdressing and other beauty treatment
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 81). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (83/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
13 connected companies via shared directors
84
Filing history
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 0 | 0 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-06-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-24📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2016-11-06📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2016-06-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-02-22➕DESLER, Christine Rosemary appointeddirector
- 2016-02-22➖PRINCE, Jenna resigneddirector
- 2016-02-22➖SMITH, Karen resigneddirector
- 2016-02-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2016-02-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2016-01-12➕DESLER, Gerald appointeddirector
- 2013-01-31🏢Company incorporatedAs JK NATURALS LIMITED
- 2013-01-31➕PRINCE, Jenna appointeddirector
- 2013-01-31➕SMITH, Karen appointeddirector
Owner dependency
81/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
71/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mrs Christine Rosemary Desler Individual · British · DOB 03/1959 · age 67 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/12/2016 |
Mr Gerry Desler Individual · British · DOB 06/1945 · age 81 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/12/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-01-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96020 — Hairdressing and other beauty treatment
Registered office
Stonebridge House
Chelmsford Road
Hatfield Heath
Essex
CM22 7BD
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-10
Last: 2025-12-27
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
DESLER, Christine Rosemary→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2016-02-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DESLER, Gerald→
Activedirector · ~81y · appointed 2016-01-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PRINCE, Jenna→
Resigneddirector · ~38y · appointed 2013-01-31 · resigned 2016-02-22
SMITH, Karen→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2013-01-31 · resigned 2016-02-22
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Recent filings (36 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-06-16