2XJP'S LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
11988943 · ltd · incorporated 2019-05-10
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to May 2025
Net worth
£583.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 70). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
22 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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £583,843
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,089 YoY
Cash YoY
-1%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£180k
~ YoY
Net Worth
£584k
~ YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£117k£234k£351k£468k£585kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£583.8k£584.9k
Cash£179.9k£180.9k
Net assets£583.8k£584.9k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 address
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 address
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-08-19
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  4. 2025-07-29
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2025-03-04
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2025-02-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-01-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-02-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-05-23
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2022-05-23
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2022-02-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-11-08
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  13. 2021-10-26
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  14. 2021-10-26
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  15. 2021-05-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-05-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 2XJP'S LIMITED
  17. 2019-05-10
    PESCOD, John Howick appointed
    director
  18. 2019-05-10
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

95/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Julie Pescod
Individual · British · DOB 05/1967 · age 59
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control08/10/2021
Mr John Howick Pescod
Individual · British · DOB 12/1956 · age 70
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control10/05/2019

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
Incorporated2019-05-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

53 Gildredge Road
Eastbourne
East Sussex
BN21 4SF
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-23
Last: 2025-05-09

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

PESCOD, John Howick
director · ~70y · appointed 2019-05-10
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Recent filings (22 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-28
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-18
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-07-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-05-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-28