JANDS FEEDS MANUFACTURING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC347149 · ltd · incorporated 2008-08-15
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
£126.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10910
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong 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 (79/100)

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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
53 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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £125,999
Cash YoY
+39%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£117k
↑ 39% YoY
Net Worth
£126k
↑ 130% YoY
Current Assets
£145k
↑ 3.0% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£29k£58k£87k£116k£145kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£209.8k£58.4k
Current assets£145.0k£140.8k
Cash£116.6k£83.8k
Debtors£25.7k£51.8k
Net assets£126.0k£54.8k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 miscellaneous
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 miscellaneous
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-03
    📄
    legacy
    miscellaneous · RP01PSC01
  2. 2025-09-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-12-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-05-03
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2022-05-03
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2021-09-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-09-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-09-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-08-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-05-03
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  13. 2017-10-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-08-15
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2017-08-15
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2017-08-15
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2016-12-12
    ➕
    BLACK, Michelle April appointed
    director
  18. 2016-11-14
    ➖
    BLACK, John resigned
    director
  19. 2008-08-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As JANDS FEEDS MANUFACTURING LIMITED
  20. 2008-08-15
    ➕
    BLACK, Stuart Ian appointed
    secretary
  21. 2008-08-15
    ➕
    BLACK, Stuart Ian appointed
    director
  22. 2008-08-15
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2008-08-15
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2008-08-15
    ➕
    BLACK, John appointed
    director
  25. 2008-08-15
    ➕
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-director
  26. 2008-08-15
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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 18 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 signal

Multiple 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 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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
Mrs Michelle April Black
Individual · British · DOB 01/1981 · age 45
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting12/12/2016
Mr Stuart Ian Black
Individual · British · DOB 03/1981 · age 45
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr John Blackceased 12/12/2016· 25-50% 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
Incorporated2008-08-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC10910 — SIC 10910

Registered office

Nethermuir Farm
New Road
Bathgate
West Lothian
EH48 4LF
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-17
Last: 2025-05-03

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

BLACK, Stuart Ian→
secretary · appointed 2008-08-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BLACK, Michelle April→
director · ~45y · appointed 2016-12-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BLACK, Stuart Ian→
director · ~45y · appointed 2008-08-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-08-15 · resigned 2008-08-15
Resigned
BLACK, John→
director · ~70y · appointed 2008-08-15 · resigned 2016-11-14
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-director · appointed 2008-08-15 · resigned 2008-08-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (53 total)

legacy
miscellaneous · RP01PSC01
2026-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-05-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-04