JACKSON INSTRUMENT SERVICES LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC323001 · ltd · incorporated 2007-05-04
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). 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: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
55 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-11-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-02-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2020-11-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-11-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-11-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-03-26
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2018-03-26
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2018-03-26
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  13. 2017-12-22
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-11-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2010-06-01
    ➖
    IRELAND, Jane Yvonne resigned
    secretary
  16. 2007-11-13
    ➕
    IRELAND, Jane Yvonne appointed
    secretary
  17. 2007-11-13
    ➖
    FREELANCE EURO CONTRACTING LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  18. 2007-08-13
    ➕
    JACKSON, Neil Anthony appointed
    director
  19. 2007-08-13
    ➖
    ROBERTSON, Alexander George resigned
    director
  20. 2007-05-04
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    Company incorporated
    As JACKSON INSTRUMENT SERVICES LTD
  21. 2007-05-04
    ➕
    FREELANCE EURO CONTRACTING LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2007-05-04
    ➕
    ROBERTSON, Alexander George appointed
    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 "JACKSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — 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 60. 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 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

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Neil Anthony Jackson
Individual · British · DOB 02/1966 · age 60
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting26/03/2018
Ms Jane Yvonne Ireland
Individual · British · DOB 01/1968 · age 58
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting26/03/2018

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
Incorporated2007-05-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

9 Station Road
Watten
Wick
KW1 5YN
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-15
Last: 2026-05-01

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

JACKSON, Neil Anthony→
director · ~60y · appointed 2007-08-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
IRELAND, Jane Yvonne→
secretary · appointed 2007-11-13 · resigned 2010-06-01
Resigned
FREELANCE EURO CONTRACTING LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-05-04 · resigned 2007-11-13
Resigned
ROBERTSON, Alexander George→
director · ~74y · appointed 2007-05-04 · resigned 2007-08-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (55 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-11-01