JAMES SIME AND COMPANY, LIMITED

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SC012112 · ltd · incorporated 1922-03-21
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 Jan 2026
Net worth
£356.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
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
Asset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 66). 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 (1 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
104 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.

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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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £356,618
Net assets shrinking
Down £7,570 YoY
Cash YoY
-29%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£20k
↓ 29% YoY
Net Worth
£357k
↓ 2.1% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£73k£146k£219k£291k£364kJan 2025Jan 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-01-312025-01-31
Total assets£356.6k£364.2k
Cash£20.0k£28.1k
Net assets£356.6k£364.2k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-28
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2024-05-28
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2024-04-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-03-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2024-03-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2024-03-12
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  9. 2024-03-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2024-02-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2024-01-26
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    SIME, James George, Dr resigned
    director
  12. 2023-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2023-10-03
    ➖
    SIME, Patricia Janet resigned
    secretary
  14. 2022-07-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-05-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-10-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-06-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2007-09-03
    ➖
    INGLIS, David resigned
    director
  20. 2007-09-03
    ➖
    LYNCH, Thomas Scotland resigned
    director
  21. 1993-04-01
    ➕
    SIME, Patricia Janet appointed
    secretary
  22. 1993-03-31
    ➖
    LEPPER, Margaret resigned
    secretary
  23. 1990-09-25
    ➖
    BOYD, James Reid resigned
    director
  24. 1922-03-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As JAMES SIME AND COMPANY, LIMITED

Owner dependency

100/100
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 "SIME" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

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 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 104 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John William Pearce Sime
Individual · British · DOB 07/1960 · age 66
——sig. influencesignificant influence26/01/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Dr James George Simeceased 26/01/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

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
Incorporated1922-03-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

3 Hamilton Drive
Falkirk
FK1 5AF
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-31
Last made up to: 2026-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-02
Last: 2025-09-18

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

SIME, John William Pearce→
director · ~66y
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LEPPER, Margaret→
secretary · resigned 1993-03-31
Resigned
SIME, Patricia Janet→
secretary · appointed 1993-04-01 · resigned 2023-10-03
Resigned
BOYD, James Reid→
director · resigned 1990-09-25
Resigned
INGLIS, David→
director · ~88y · resigned 2007-09-03
Resigned
LYNCH, Thomas Scotland→
director · ~81y · resigned 2007-09-03
Resigned
SIME, James George, Dr→
director · ~92y · resigned 2024-01-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (104 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-05-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-12
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-03-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-31