JWFB LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC312553 · ltd · incorporated 2006-11-27
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£1.39M
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 03110
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
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 (78/100)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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
67 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £1,392,168
Net assets shrinking
Down £75,957 YoY
Cash YoY
-23%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£367k
↓ 23% YoY
Net Worth
£1.4m
↓ 5.2% YoY
Current Assets
£370k
↓ 22% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.39M | £1.47M |
| Current assets | £370.2k | £475.3k |
| Cash | £366.8k | £474.3k |
| Debtors | £3.5k | £960 |
| Net assets | £1.39M | £1.47M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-03-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-03-14📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2024-03-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-03-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-03-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-06-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-06-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-06-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-06-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-06-30📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2022-06-30📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2012-04-18➕WEST, Patricia Margaret appointedsecretary
- 2012-04-18➕WEST, Patricia Margaret appointeddirector
- 2012-04-18➖WEST, James resignedsecretary
- 2006-11-27🏢Company incorporatedAs JWFB LIMITED
- 2006-11-27➕WEST, James William appointeddirector
- 2006-11-27➕WEST, James appointedsecretary
- 2006-11-27➕OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-11-27➖OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr James William West Individual · Scottish · DOB 08/1976 · age 50 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Patricia Margaret West Individual · British · DOB 05/1977 · age 49 | 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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R.S.M. MILNE (DYKELANDS) LIMITED→ SC030118 · est 1954 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 71y | — | — |
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| RJD FARMS LIMITED→ SC855979 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| RYAN HOGARTH FISHING LTD→ SC608073 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-11-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC03110 — SIC 03110
Registered office
Westerton House
Inverugie
Peterhead
Aberdeenshire
AB42 3DW
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-11
Last: 2025-11-27
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
WEST, Patricia Margaret→
Activesecretary · appointed 2012-04-18
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WEST, James William→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2006-11-27
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WEST, Patricia Margaret→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2012-04-18
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WEST, James→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-11-27 · resigned 2012-04-18
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-11-27 · resigned 2006-11-27
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Recent filings (67 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-14
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-03-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-06-30