J T INGLIS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC294304 · ltd · incorporated 2005-12-09
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 13300
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 13922SIC 13922
  • 13950SIC 13950
  • 13960SIC 13960
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 (81/100)

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

Company profile
address, 4 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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
56 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

2 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£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30

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
  1. 2026-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-12-02
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2021-04-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2021-04-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-12-06
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2018-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-01-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2017-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2009-01-22
    ➖
    BEAL, Victoria Katherine resigned
    secretary
  16. 2007-10-08
    ➕
    BEAL, David John Anthony appointed
    director
  17. 2007-10-08
    ➕
    BEAL, Victoria Katherine appointed
    secretary
  18. 2007-10-08
    ➖
    GORMAN, Christine resigned
    nominee-secretary
  19. 2007-10-08
    ➖
    BEAL, James Ross resigned
    director
  20. 2007-09-28
    ➕
    BEAL, James Ross appointed
    director
  21. 2007-09-28
    ➖
    KRISHNA, Veoeani Pryadarshani resigned
    director
  22. 2005-12-09
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    Company incorporated
    As J T INGLIS LIMITED
  23. 2005-12-09
    ➕
    GORMAN, Christine appointed
    nominee-secretary
  24. 2005-12-09
    ➕
    KRISHNA, Veoeani Pryadarshani appointed
    director

Owner dependency

85/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple 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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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 John Anthony Beal
Individual · British · DOB 04/1970 · age 56
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr David John Anthony Bealceased 02/12/2021· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2005-12-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC13300 — SIC 13300

Registered office

1 Little Drum Road
Cumbernauld
Glasgow
G68 9LH
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-24
Last: 2026-01-10

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

BEAL, David John Anthony→
director · ~56y · appointed 2007-10-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BEAL, Victoria Katherine→
secretary · appointed 2007-10-08 · resigned 2009-01-22
Resigned
GORMAN, Christine→
nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-12-09 · resigned 2007-10-08
Resigned
BEAL, James Ross→
director · ~45y · appointed 2007-09-28 · resigned 2007-10-08
Resigned
KRISHNA, Veoeani Pryadarshani→
director · ~54y · appointed 2005-12-09 · resigned 2007-09-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (56 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-02
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-12-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-07