JB NUTRITION (CARLISLE) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08539730 · ltd · incorporated 2013-05-22
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 8.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Nov 2024
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Agents selling agricultural raw materials, live animals, textile raw materials and semi-finished goods
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 8.3y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 8.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
46 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
—
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-30
Average employees800

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-08-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2024-08-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-05-28
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    change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
    address · AD02
  7. 2024-04-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-04-03
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2024-04-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2023-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-06-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-03-29
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  13. 2022-03-29
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  14. 2022-03-29
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    Charge satisfied #2
  15. 2022-03-29
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    Charge satisfied #1
  16. 2021-06-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-11-04
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  18. 2020-11-03
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
  19. 2020-10-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2020-06-22
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  21. 2020-06-19
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  22. 2020-06-19
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  23. 2019-11-04
    ➕
    MIDDLETON, Tracy appointed
    director
  24. 2018-04-06
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
  25. 2018-04-06
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
  26. 2013-05-22
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    Company incorporated
    As JB NUTRITION (CARLISLE) LIMITED
  27. 2013-05-22
    ➕
    BARNES, William John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

71/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Tracy Middleton
Individual · British · DOB 02/1971 · age 55
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting28/05/2020
Mr William John Barnes
Individual · British · DOB 04/1967 · age 59
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
Incorporated2013-05-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46110 — Agents selling agricultural raw materials, live animals, textile raw materials and semi-finished goods

Registered office

Hangar 115 Carlisle Airport
Carlisle
CA6 4NW
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-05
Last: 2026-05-22

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

BARNES, William John→
director · ~59y · appointed 2013-05-22
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Active
MIDDLETON, Tracy→
director · ~55y · appointed 2019-11-04
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Active

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc UK Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property03/11/2020—
satisfied
Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
A registered charge1 property06/04/201829/03/2022
satisfied
Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
A registered charge1 property06/04/201829/03/2022
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Recent filings (46 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-08-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-22
change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
address · AD02
2024-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-03
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-04-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-16