JACKTAR GRAEME LTD.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £60 | £49 |
| Current assets | £30.1k | £20.8k |
| Cash | £17.6k | £2.5k |
| Debtors | £12.5k | £18.3k |
| Net assets | £60 | £49 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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.
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Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-15📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-08-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-08-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-08-15📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2018-08-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-08-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-02-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2015-04-06➕GEMMELL, Donna Marie appointeddirector
- 2004-01-08➕GEMMELL, Donna Marie appointedsecretary
- 2004-01-08➕GEMMELL, Graeme Scott appointeddirector
- 2004-01-08➖BRIAN REID LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-01-08➖STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2003-12-17🏢Company incorporatedAs JACKTAR GRAEME LTD.
- 2003-12-17➕BRIAN REID LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-12-17➕STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Graeme Scott Gemmell Individual · British · DOB 05/1980 · age 46 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Donna Marie Gemmell Individual · British · DOB 08/1973 · age 53 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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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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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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