J WILDMAN LTD.

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SC186364 · ltd · incorporated 1998-06-03
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

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Turnover
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of fruit and vegetables in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 56290Other food services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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: high (84/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
3 years of iXBRL accounts extracted + narrative notes parsed
95
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
75 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

3 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£0Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-12-312024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees600700700

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-07-02
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2024-01-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2023-08-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-10-12
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  8. 2022-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-06-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-06-15
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2020-06-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2020-06-15
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2020-05-27
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    WILDMAN, John resigned
    director
  15. 2020-05-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2019-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-09-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 1999-04-06
    ➖
    WILDMAN, Karen resigned
    secretary
  19. 1998-06-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As J WILDMAN LTD.
  20. 1998-06-03
    ➕
    WILDMAN, David Pratt appointed
    secretary
  21. 1998-06-03
    ➕
    WILDMAN, David Pratt appointed
    director
  22. 1998-06-03
    ➕
    REID, Brian appointed
    nominee-secretary
  23. 1998-06-03
    ➖
    REID, Brian resigned
    nominee-secretary
  24. 1998-06-03
    ➕
    WILDMAN, Karen appointed
    secretary
  25. 1998-06-03
    ➕
    MABBOTT, Stephen appointed
    nominee-director
  26. 1998-06-03
    ➖
    MABBOTT, Stephen resigned
    nominee-director
  27. 1998-06-03
    ➕
    WILDMAN, John appointed
    director

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 "WILDMAN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 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 David Pratt Wildman
Individual · British · DOB 02/1971 · age 55
75–100%
—75-100% shares31/05/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr John Wildmanceased 31/05/2020· 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
Incorporated1998-06-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47210 — Retail sale of fruit and vegetables in specialised stores

Registered office

13 Graham Street
Airdrie
ML6 6AB
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-12
Last: 2026-03-29

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

WILDMAN, David Pratt→
secretary · appointed 1998-06-03
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Active
WILDMAN, David Pratt→
director · ~55y · appointed 1998-06-03
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Active
REID, Brian→
nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-06-03 · resigned 1998-06-03
Resigned
WILDMAN, Karen→
secretary · appointed 1998-06-03 · resigned 1999-04-06
Resigned
MABBOTT, Stephen→
nominee-director · ~76y · appointed 1998-06-03 · resigned 1998-06-03
Resigned
WILDMAN, John→
director · ~81y · appointed 1998-06-03 · resigned 2020-05-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (75 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-04
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2022-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-29