JORMER LIMITED

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SC299026 · ltd · incorporated 2006-03-16
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£22.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other information technology service activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
45 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 £22,265
Net assets shrinking
Down £38,880 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£22k
↓ 64% YoY
Current Assets
£26k
↓ 69% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£17k£34k£50k£67k£84kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£22.3k£61.1k
Current assets£26.0k£83.9k
Net assets£22.3k£61.1k

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 (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-16
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-06
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-05-31
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    officers · AP03
  6. 2022-05-31
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  7. 2022-05-30
    ➕
    ROBERTSON, Craig Charles appointed
    secretary
  8. 2022-05-30
    ➖
    GRANT, Wendy Loraine resigned
    secretary
  9. 2021-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-07-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-12-10
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-12-07
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-03-30
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  16. 2015-09-02
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-03-30
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    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2006-03-16
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    Company incorporated
    As JORMER LIMITED
  19. 2006-03-16
    ➕
    ROBERTSON, Craig Charles appointed
    director
  20. 2006-03-16
    ➕
    GRANT, Wendy Loraine appointed
    secretary
  21. 2006-03-16
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2006-03-16
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary

Owner dependency

93/100
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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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 Craig Charles Robertson
Individual · British · DOB 05/1967 · age 59
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2006-03-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities

Registered office

42 Craiglockhart Crescent
Edinburgh
Midlothian
EH14 1EY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-27
Last: 2026-03-13

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

ROBERTSON, Craig Charles→
secretary · appointed 2022-05-30
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Active
ROBERTSON, Craig Charles→
director · ~59y · appointed 2006-03-16
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Active
GRANT, Wendy Loraine→
secretary · appointed 2006-03-16 · resigned 2022-05-30
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-03-16 · resigned 2006-03-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (45 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-06
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-05-31
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-22