J.D.A. DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC095950 · ltd · incorporated 1985-11-12
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
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: dormant / non-trading with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (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 (78/100)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
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
105 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years 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 | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-21➖ANDERSON, Meriel Lyn resigneddirector
- 2023-03-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-12-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-06➕ANDERSON, Meriel Lyn appointedsecretary
- 2018-12-06➕ANDERSON, Jack Duthie appointeddirector
- 2018-12-06➖ANDERSON, Marianne Isabel resignedsecretary
- 2018-12-06➖ANDERSON, Jack resigneddirector
- 2018-12-06➖ANDERSON, Marianne Isabel resigneddirector
- 2018-12-06➕ANDERSON, Meriel Lyn appointeddirector
- 2018-12-06📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2018-12-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2018-12-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2018-12-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-12-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-12-06📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2018-12-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 1985-11-12🏢Company incorporatedAs J.D.A. DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 40 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Jack Duthie Anderson Individual · British · DOB 10/1983 · age 43 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 16/10/2017 |
Miss Meriel Lyn Anderson Individual · British · DOB 11/1986 · age 40 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 16/10/2017 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Jack Andersonceased 16/10/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mrs Marianne Isabel Andersonceased 16/10/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| HRN GROUP LIMITED→ SC721321 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| J.W. PLUMBING AND HEATING (ABERDEEN) LIMITED→ SC042109 · est 1965 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 60y | — | — |
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| KESSOCK HOLDINGS (FR) LIMITED→ SC788212 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| KM PROPERTY VENTURES LTD→ SC867757 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1985-11-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company
Registered office
The Dell
Blairs
Aberdeen
Aberdeenshire
AB12 5YP
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-18
Last: 2025-11-04
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
ANDERSON, Meriel Lyn→
Activesecretary · appointed 2018-12-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ANDERSON, Jack Duthie→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2018-12-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ANDERSON, Marianne Isabel→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2018-12-06
ANDERSON, Jack→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · resigned 2018-12-06
ANDERSON, Marianne Isabel→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · resigned 2018-12-06
ANDERSON, Meriel Lyn→
Resigneddirector · ~40y · appointed 2018-12-06 · resigned 2023-03-21
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Recent filings (105 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-17