ACHILLES JJB COMPANY LIMITED
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 5.1y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 5.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £216.9k | £216.5k |
| Current assets | £8.3k | £6.1k |
| Net assets | £14.4k | £15.8k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-06-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-27📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-09-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-15✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2022-04-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-04-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-01-02➖GETGROUND SECRETARY LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2022-01-02📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2021-12-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-05-28📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-05-19🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Gatehouse Bank PLC
- 2020-11-12🏢Company incorporatedAs ACHILLES JJB COMPANY LIMITED
- 2020-11-12➕CHAN, Pui Sai appointeddirector
- 2020-11-12➕GETGROUND SECRETARY LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2020-11-12📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-11-12📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Pui Sai Chan Individual · Hong Konger · DOB 11/1971 · age 55 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 12/11/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Filing status
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Gatehouse Bank Gatehouse Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 19/05/2021 | — |