1ST STOP JAS LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
15427823 · ltd · incorporated 2024-01-19
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
65/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46439
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 65/100 (strong), bankability 50/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (53/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
10 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
65/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
45
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 2 gazette
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-03
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2025-12-16
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2025-06-30
    PAYNE, Sheila Margaret appointed
    director
  4. 2025-06-30
    PAYNE, Jason Robert resigned
    director
  5. 2025-06-30
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2025-06-30
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2025-04-16
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  8. 2025-04-15
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2024-02-10
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2024-01-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 1ST STOP JAS LTD
  11. 2024-01-19
    PAYNE, Jason Robert appointed
    director
  12. 2024-01-19
    📄
    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 83 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Young company: Only 2.3 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

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 83 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 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2025-10-19

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Jason Robert Payne
Individual · British · DOB 07/1972 · age 54
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control19/01/2024

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
Incorporated2024-01-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46439 — SIC 46439

Registered office

5-7 Pellew Arcade
Teign Street
Teignmouth
TQ14 8EB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2025-10-19OVERDUE
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-01
Last: 2026-01-18

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

PAYNE, Sheila Margaret
director · ~83y · appointed 2025-06-30
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Active
PAYNE, Jason Robert
director · ~54y · appointed 2024-01-19 · resigned 2025-06-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (10 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-02
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-12-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-04-16
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-10
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-01-19