ALABASTER JARS LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
13408388 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2021-05-19
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
£0
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Artistic creation
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
13 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£0
Current Assets
£0
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £0 | — |
| Current assets | £0 | — |
| Net assets | £0 | — |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-31📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-06-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-05-30➕JAMES, Victor Oluwasegun appointeddirector
- 2025-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-26📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-02-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-05📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-05-19🏢Company incorporatedAs ALABASTER JARS LTD
- 2021-05-19➕JAMES, Makisha Dionne appointeddirector
- 2021-05-19📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Makisha Dionne James Individual · British · DOB 07/1983 · age 43 | — | 75–100% | board control75-100% voting · board control | 19/05/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2021-05-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90030 — Artistic creation
Registered office
2 Langdale Avenue
Oldham
OL8 4DL
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-01
Last: 2025-05-18
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
JAMES, Makisha Dionne→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2021-05-19
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JAMES, Victor Oluwasegun→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2025-05-30
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Recent filings (13 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-30
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-01-05
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-05-19