JB FOODS (SCOTLAND) LTD.
🌳Matureactive
SC059981 · ltd · incorporated 1976-05-10
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of meat and meat products
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 46330SIC 46330
- 46380Wholesale of other food, including fish, crustaceans and molluscs
- 56290Other food services
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.
Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
6 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 34.0y
25/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 34.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 33/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
- · Not currently profitable — coverage conversation is a harder sell.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (75/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)
90
Directors & officers
13 officers (2 active, 13 linked, 10 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
135 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
69
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Loss-making
Loss before tax £1,031,159
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-11-30 |
|---|---|
| Profit before tax | £-1.03M |
| Average employees | 9700 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
11
filings
- • 6 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 mortgage
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (53 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-30📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-12-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-12-29📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-12-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-12-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-12-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-12-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-12-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-12-18📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-12-18📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-12-18🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2025-12-18🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2025-12-05➕LYNAS, Andrew Richard appointeddirector
- 2025-12-05➕MAGEE, Alastair James appointeddirector
- 2025-12-05➖BROWN, Christine Nicholson resigneddirector
- 2025-12-05➖BROWN, Lee Clifford resigneddirector
- 2025-12-05➖BROWN, Thomas Jackson resigneddirector
- 2025-12-05➖THOMPSON, Charlotte Elizabeth resigneddirector
- 2025-09-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-04📄legacymiscellaneous · ANNOTATION
- 2025-08-04📄legacymiscellaneous · ANNOTATION
- 2025-08-04📄legacymiscellaneous · ANNOTATION
- 2025-08-04📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-08-04🔓Charge satisfied #6
- 2024-12-10📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-04➖BLACK, Gary resigneddirector
- 2018-05-18➖DOUGLAS, Marshall Neil resignedsecretary
- 2018-05-18➖DOUGLAS, Marshall Neil resigneddirector
- 2017-06-01➕THOMPSON, Charlotte Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2017-02-09➖BOYLE, Anthony James resigneddirector
- 2014-02-13🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2014-02-13🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2013-11-13🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2013-11-12🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2013-11-12🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2013-10-10🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2009-06-10➕DOUGLAS, Marshall Neil appointeddirector
- 2008-11-05🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2007-07-09➕BOYLE, Anthony James appointeddirector
- 2006-09-14🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2005-05-31➖THORBURN, Hector John resigneddirector
- 2003-06-10➕DOUGLAS, Marshall Neil appointedsecretary
- 2003-06-10➖LINDSAY, Catherine resignedsecretary
- 2003-06-10➕BLACK, Gary appointeddirector
- 2000-06-01➖BROWN, Christine Nicholson resignedsecretary
- 2000-06-01➕LINDSAY, Catherine appointedsecretary
Showing most recent 50 of 53 events
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
2 med ·4 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: BROWN, Christine Nicholson resigned 2025-12-05; BROWN, Lee Clifford resigned 2025-12-05; BROWN, Thomas Jackson resigned 2025-12-05
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Sarcon (No. 388) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Sarcon (No. 388) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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JB FOODS (SCOTLAND) LTD.
This company · SC059981
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Sarcon (No. 388) Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 05/12/2025 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Thomas Jackson Brownceased 05/12/2025· 50-75% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1976-05-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46320 — Wholesale of meat and meat products
Registered office
Edgefield Industrial Estate
Edgefield Road
Loanhead
Midlothian
EH20 9TB
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-14
Last: 2025-12-31
Officers (2 active · 11 resigned)
LYNAS, Andrew Richard→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2025-12-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MAGEE, Alastair James→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2025-12-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BROWN, Christine Nicholson→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2000-06-01
DOUGLAS, Marshall Neil→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-06-10 · resigned 2018-05-18
LINDSAY, Catherine→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2000-06-01 · resigned 2003-06-10
BLACK, Gary→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2003-06-10 · resigned 2019-10-04
BOYLE, Anthony James→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2007-07-09 · resigned 2017-02-09
BROWN, Christine Nicholson→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · resigned 2025-12-05
BROWN, Lee Clifford→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 1998-07-01 · resigned 2025-12-05
BROWN, Thomas Jackson→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · resigned 2025-12-05
DOUGLAS, Marshall Neil→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2009-06-10 · resigned 2018-05-18
THOMPSON, Charlotte Elizabeth→
Resigneddirector · ~44y · appointed 2017-06-01 · resigned 2025-12-05
THORBURN, Hector John→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · resigned 2005-05-31
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Mortgages & charges
6
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:6 of 6 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 12/11/2013 | 04/08/2025 | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 12/11/2013 | 18/12/2025 | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 10/10/2013 | 18/12/2025 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 05/11/2008 | 13/02/2014 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 14/09/2006 | 13/02/2014 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Floating charge | 1 property | 29/04/1992 | 13/11/2013 |
Recent filings (135 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-12-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-29
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-12-18
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-18
legacy
miscellaneous · ANNOTATION
2025-08-04
legacy
miscellaneous · ANNOTATION
2025-08-04
legacy
miscellaneous · ANNOTATION
2025-08-04