J & S DAIRYING LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
11808689 · ltd · incorporated 2019-02-05
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.
🔒Estimated value
—
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Turnover
—
year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£102.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01410
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 0.7y
10/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Newest facility, 0.7 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £102,457
Net assets shrinking
Down £27,279 YoY
Cash YoY
-28%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£101k
↓ 28% YoY
Net Worth
£102k
↓ 21% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-28 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £208.3k | £248.6k |
| Current assets | — | £159.1k |
| Cash | £100.6k | £140.3k |
| Debtors | — | £18.8k |
| Net assets | £102.5k | £129.7k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-23📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-10-23🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Oxbury Bank PLC
- 2025-08-18📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2025-08-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-07-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-21➕LORD, Edward appointeddirector
- 2024-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-06-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-06-05📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-09-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-08-08📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2023-08-08📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-08-07➕LORD, Samantha appointedsecretary
- 2023-08-07➕LORD, Samantha appointeddirector
- 2023-08-07➖COMPANY SECRETARIES (CHESTER) LTD resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2023-08-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-18➕COMPANY SECRETARIES (CHESTER) LTD appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2020-02-18📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2019-04-08📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2019-02-18➖COMPANY SECRETARIES (CHESTER) LTD resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2019-02-05🏢Company incorporatedAs J & S DAIRYING LIMITED
- 2019-02-05➕LORD, Jason Melvyn appointeddirector
- 2019-02-05➕COMPANY SECRETARIES (CHESTER) LTD appointedcorporate-secretary
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Jason Melvyn Lord Individual · British · DOB 01/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 02/02/2024 |
Mrs Samantha Lord Individual · British · DOB 04/1966 · age 60 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 02/02/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Jason Melvyn Lordceased 01/02/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-02-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01410 — SIC 01410
Registered office
Bellaport Lodge Cottage Bearstone Road
Norton-In-Hales
Market Drayron
Shropshire
TF9 4AP
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-18
Last: 2026-02-04
Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)
Active
LORD, Edward→
Activedirector · ~25y · appointed 2025-07-21
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LORD, Jason Melvyn→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2019-02-05
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LORD, Samantha→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2023-08-07
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COMPANY SECRETARIES (CHESTER) LTD→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2020-02-18 · resigned 2023-08-07
COMPANY SECRETARIES (CHESTER) LTD→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2019-02-05 · resigned 2019-02-18
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Oxbury Bank Oxbury Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 23/10/2025 | — |
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Recent filings (27 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-09
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-10-23
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-08-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-06-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-06-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-08-08
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-08-08
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-08-08