LEJA LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
NI039490 · ltd · incorporated 2000-10-29
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 Oct 2025
Net worth
£179.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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 (76/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
79 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
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 £179,139

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£179k
Current Assets
£20k
Current Liabilities
—
£0£36k£72k£107k£143k£179kOct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Total assets£199.3k—
Current assets£20.5k—
Net assets£179.1k—
Average employees—100

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
4
filings
  • • 2 gazette
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-02-07
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2026-01-20
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2025-05-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-05-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-04-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-07-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-07-23
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-01-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-12-16
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-08-04
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2013-07-22
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    POLLOCK, Kathleen Noeline resigned
    director
  17. 2011-04-04
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    POLLOCK, John Jason appointed
    secretary
  18. 2011-04-04
    ➕
    POLLOCK, John Jason appointed
    director
  19. 2010-11-08
    ➖
    POLLOCK, John Henry Noel resigned
    secretary
  20. 2010-11-08
    ➖
    POLLOCK, John Henry Noel resigned
    director
  21. 2001-01-30
    ➖
    PALMER, Robert Desmond resigned
    director
  22. 2001-01-30
    ➕
    POLLOCK, John Henry Noel appointed
    director
  23. 2001-01-30
    ➕
    POLLOCK, Kathleen Noeline appointed
    director
  24. 2000-10-29
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    Company incorporated
    As LEJA LIMITED
  25. 2000-10-29
    ➕
    POLLOCK, John Henry Noel appointed
    secretary
  26. 2000-10-23
    ➕
    PALMER, Robert Desmond appointed
    director

Owner dependency

85/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Jason Pollock
Individual · British · DOB 01/1971 · age 55
——sig. influencesignificant influence29/10/2016

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
Incorporated2000-10-29
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

12 Rhanbuoy Park
Carrickfergus
BT38 8BS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-12
Last: 2025-10-29

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

POLLOCK, John Jason→
secretary · appointed 2011-04-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
POLLOCK, John Jason→
director · ~55y · appointed 2011-04-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
POLLOCK, John Henry Noel→
secretary · appointed 2000-10-29 · resigned 2010-11-08
Resigned
PALMER, Robert Desmond→
director · ~85y · appointed 2000-10-23 · resigned 2001-01-30
Resigned
POLLOCK, John Henry Noel→
director · ~91y · appointed 2001-01-30 · resigned 2010-11-08
Resigned
POLLOCK, Kathleen Noeline→
director · ~90y · appointed 2001-01-30 · resigned 2013-07-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (79 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-28
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-06
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-05-27