JONSEL ENTERPRISES LTD

💤Zombieactive
NI040297 · ltd · incorporated 2001-02-28
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46120
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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 (1 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
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
67 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees200300

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 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-18
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  2. 2024-06-26
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  3. 2023-11-29
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  4. 2022-07-04
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  5. 2021-06-15
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  6. 2020-12-04
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  7. 2019-07-09
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  8. 2018-06-08
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  9. 2017-08-30
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  10. 2016-06-08
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  11. 2016-03-02
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  12. 2015-06-24
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  13. 2015-03-03
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  14. 2014-06-18
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  15. 2014-03-13
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2008-04-06
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    HOEY, Declan Thomas resigned
    secretary
  17. 2008-04-06
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    HOEY, Stephen resigned
    director
  18. 2006-05-02
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    HOEY, Shane resigned
    director
  19. 2006-05-02
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    HOEY, Stephen appointed
    director
  20. 2003-03-03
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    HOEY, Gerard resigned
    director
  21. 2003-03-03
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    HOEY, Shane appointed
    director
  22. 2001-03-28
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    HOEY, Declan Thomas appointed
    director
  23. 2001-03-28
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    HOEY, Gerard appointed
    director
  24. 2001-03-28
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    PALMER, Robert Desmond resigned
    director
  25. 2001-02-28
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    Company incorporated
    As JONSEL ENTERPRISES LTD
  26. 2001-02-28
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    HOEY, Declan Thomas appointed
    secretary
  27. 2001-02-28
    ➕
    PALMER, Robert Desmond appointed
    director

Owner dependency

93/100
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 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Declan Thomas Hoey
Individual · Irish · DOB 04/1964 · age 62
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2001-02-28
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC46120 — SIC 46120

Registered office

204 Concession Road
Crossmaglen
Newry
BT35 9JD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-14
Last: 2026-02-28

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

HOEY, Declan Thomas→
director · ~62y · appointed 2001-03-28
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Active
HOEY, Declan Thomas→
secretary · appointed 2001-02-28 · resigned 2008-04-06
Resigned
HOEY, Gerard→
director · ~70y · appointed 2001-03-28 · resigned 2003-03-03
Resigned
HOEY, Shane→
director · ~41y · appointed 2003-03-03 · resigned 2006-05-02
Resigned
HOEY, Stephen→
director · ~40y · appointed 2006-05-02 · resigned 2008-04-06
Resigned
PALMER, Robert Desmond→
director · ~85y · appointed 2001-02-28 · resigned 2001-03-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (67 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-04
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accounts · AA
2025-07-18
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-26
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-03-14