MCWHIRTER THE JEWELLER LTD

💤Zombieactive
NI045753 · ltd · incorporated 2003-03-10
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
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47770
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (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 (73/100).

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
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
71 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees-700-700

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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 (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2022-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-07-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2022-03-24
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2022-03-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2021-06-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-03-18
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    MCWHIRTER, Garry William Godfrey resigned
    director
  11. 2020-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-03-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2019-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-04-10
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2019-04-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2018-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-12-01
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    MCWHIRTER, Carol appointed
    secretary
  19. 2016-12-01
    ➕
    MCWHIRTER, Carol appointed
    director
  20. 2016-12-01
    ➖
    MCWHIRTER, Muriel resigned
    secretary
  21. 2016-12-01
    ➖
    MCWHIRTER, Muriel resigned
    director
  22. 2016-12-01
    ➖
    MCWHIRTER, William Godfrey resigned
    director
  23. 2003-04-03
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    MCWHIRTER, Garry William Godfrey appointed
    director
  24. 2003-03-10
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    Company incorporated
    As MCWHIRTER THE JEWELLER LTD
  25. 2003-03-10
    ➕
    MCWHIRTER, Muriel appointed
    secretary
  26. 2003-03-10
    ➕
    MCWHIRTER, Muriel appointed
    director
  27. 2003-03-10
    ➕
    MCWHIRTER, William Godfrey appointed
    director
  28. 2003-03-10
    ➕
    CS DIRECTOR SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  29. 2003-03-10
    ➖
    CS DIRECTOR SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

98/100
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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MCWHIRTER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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
Mrs Carol Mcwhirter
Individual · British · DOB 03/1966 · age 60
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control11/03/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Garry William Godfrey Mcwhirterceased 18/03/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2003-03-10
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC47770 — SIC 47770

Registered office

64 Hill Street
Newry
Co Down
BT34 1BE
Northern Ireland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-24
Last: 2026-03-10

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

MCWHIRTER, Carol→
secretary · appointed 2016-12-01
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Active
MCWHIRTER, Carol→
director · ~60y · appointed 2016-12-01
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Active
MCWHIRTER, Muriel→
secretary · appointed 2003-03-10 · resigned 2016-12-01
Resigned
MCWHIRTER, Garry William Godfrey→
director · ~60y · appointed 2003-04-03 · resigned 2021-03-18
Resigned
MCWHIRTER, Muriel→
director · ~93y · appointed 2003-03-10 · resigned 2016-12-01
Resigned
MCWHIRTER, William Godfrey→
director · ~95y · appointed 2003-03-10 · resigned 2016-12-01
Resigned
CS DIRECTOR SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2003-03-10 · resigned 2003-03-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (71 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-24
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-03-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-11