JAQCARS LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC303687 · ltd · incorporated 2006-06-09
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49320
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). 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 (68/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 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
58 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.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
—
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-08
Average employees100

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
2
filings
  • • 2 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 2 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-25
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2026-03-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-07-21
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2025-07-21
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  5. 2025-03-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-11-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-02-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2023-02-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2022-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-06-09
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  16. 2018-06-08
    ➖
    SAUNDERS, George resigned
    secretary
  17. 2006-06-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As JAQCARS LTD
  18. 2006-06-09
    ➕
    SAUNDERS, Jacqueline appointed
    director
  19. 2006-06-09
    ➕
    SAUNDERS, George appointed
    secretary
  20. 2006-06-09
    ➕
    HOGG JOHNSTON SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2006-06-09
    ➖
    HOGG JOHNSTON SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2006-06-09
    ➕
    HOGG JOHNSTON DIRECTORS LTD. appointed
    corporate-director
  23. 2006-06-09
    ➖
    HOGG JOHNSTON DIRECTORS LTD. resigned
    corporate-director

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 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
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 61. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 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
Mrs Jacqueline Saunders
Individual · British · DOB 03/1965 · age 61
75–100%
—75-100% shares09/06/2017

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
Incorporated2006-06-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC49320 — SIC 49320

Registered office

7 Nagle Gardens
Motherwell
ML1 5LA
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-06-08
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-04
Last: 2025-07-21

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

SAUNDERS, Jacqueline→
director · ~61y · appointed 2006-06-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SAUNDERS, George→
secretary · appointed 2006-06-09 · resigned 2018-06-08
Resigned
HOGG JOHNSTON SECRETARIES LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2006-06-09 · resigned 2006-06-09
Resigned
HOGG JOHNSTON DIRECTORS LTD.→
corporate-director · appointed 2006-06-09 · resigned 2006-06-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (58 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-07-21
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2025-07-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-06