JAB MEDIA LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC220777 · ltd · incorporated 2001-06-29
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 16.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other activities of employment placement agencies
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong 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: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 16.7y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 16.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
81 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
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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 | 2024-06-30 | 2023-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 1800 | 1700 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
- 2025-02-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-02-10➕MACKIE, Colin James Robert appointeddirector
- 2025-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-29➖RAMSAY, Eric Thomson resignedsecretary
- 2022-06-29📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-10📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-05-10📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-05-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2021-05-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-05-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-04-26📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2020-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2014-07-17🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
- 2013-06-30➖RAMSAY, John Nellies resigneddirector
- 2009-08-07🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2007-05-01➕RAMSAY, John Nellies appointeddirector
- 2004-05-13➕BLACK, Christopher Henderson appointeddirector
- 2002-03-01➕RAMSAY, Eric Thomson appointedsecretary
- 2001-08-10➖ROONEY, Brian resignedsecretary
- 2001-08-10➖ROONEY, Brian resigneddirector
- 2001-06-29🏢Company incorporatedAs JAB MEDIA LIMITED
- 2001-06-29➕RAMSAY, Andrew David appointeddirector
- 2001-06-29➕ROONEY, Brian appointedsecretary
- 2001-06-29➕ROONEY, Brian appointeddirector
Owner dependency
60/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Jab Investments Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Jab Investments Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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JAB MEDIA LIMITED
This company · SC220777
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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Jab Investments Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Christopher Henderson Blackceased 06/04/2016· board control
- Mr Andrew David Ramsayceased 06/04/2016· board control
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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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-06-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC78109 — Other activities of employment placement agencies
Registered office
South Cottage, Mill Of Argaty
Argaty
Doune
FK16 6EN
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-13
Last: 2025-06-29
Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)
BLACK, Christopher Henderson→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2004-05-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MACKIE, Colin James Robert→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2025-02-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
RAMSAY, Andrew David→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2001-06-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
RAMSAY, Eric Thomson→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-03-01 · resigned 2022-06-29
ROONEY, Brian→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2001-06-29 · resigned 2001-08-10
RAMSAY, John Nellies→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · appointed 2007-05-01 · resigned 2013-06-30
ROONEY, Brian→
Resigneddirector · ~48y · appointed 2001-06-29 · resigned 2001-08-10
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | NatWest Group Rbs Invoice Finance Limited | A registered charge | — | 17/07/2014 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Floating charge | 1 property | 07/08/2009 | — |
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Recent filings (81 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-29
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-05-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-05-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2021-05-04