2J NAIL SUPPLY LIMITED
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 200 | 300 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-02-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-01-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-01-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-20🏢Company incorporatedAs 2J NAIL SUPPLY LIMITED
- 2020-04-20➕NGO, Thi Minh Tam appointeddirector
- 2020-04-20📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Thi Minh Tam Ngo Individual · British · DOB 01/1978 · age 48 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 20/04/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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