JORDAN ACOUSTICS LTD

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SC280217 · ltd · incorporated 2005-02-18
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£843.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of audio and video equipment in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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: medium (77/100)

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, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
61 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £843,239

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£843k
↑ 10% YoY
Current Assets
£696k
↑ 37% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£169k£337k£506k£675k£843kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Total assets£843.2k£764.6k
Current assets£695.9k£506.9k
Net assets£843.2k£764.6k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-30
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-07-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-02-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2022-11-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-11-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-06-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2020-11-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-06-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-11-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-08-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-03-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2016-03-08
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2007-03-20
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    JORDAN, Paul appointed
    secretary
  17. 2007-03-20
    ➖
    CARGILL, Mark David resigned
    secretary
  18. 2007-03-20
    ➖
    CARGILL, Jaine Elizabeth resigned
    director
  19. 2005-02-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As JORDAN ACOUSTICS LTD
  20. 2005-02-18
    ➕
    JORDAN, Tim James appointed
    director
  21. 2005-02-18
    ➕
    CARGILL, Mark David appointed
    secretary
  22. 2005-02-18
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2005-02-18
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2005-02-18
    ➕
    CARGILL, Jaine Elizabeth appointed
    director
  25. 2005-02-18
    ➕
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 2005-02-18
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-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 "JORDAN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 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 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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 Tim James Jordan
Individual · British · DOB 04/1972 · age 54
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2005-02-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47430 — Retail sale of audio and video equipment in specialised stores

Registered office

60 Constitution Street
Edinburgh
EH6 6RR
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-04
Last: 2026-02-18

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

JORDAN, Paul→
secretary · appointed 2007-03-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JORDAN, Tim James→
director · ~54y · appointed 2005-02-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CARGILL, Mark David→
secretary · appointed 2005-02-18 · resigned 2007-03-20
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-02-18 · resigned 2005-02-18
Resigned
CARGILL, Jaine Elizabeth→
director · ~61y · appointed 2005-02-18 · resigned 2007-03-20
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-02-18 · resigned 2005-02-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (61 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-13