J&B PRINT LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC356855 · ltd · incorporated 2009-03-19
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
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 17230
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
48 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees3300

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-06-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-06-04
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2025-06-04
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2025-05-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2025-05-03
    ➕
    MIDDLETON, Alison Elizabeth appointed
    director
  8. 2025-03-31
    ➖
    BURNS, Jennifer Mary resigned
    director
  9. 2025-03-31
    ➖
    BURNS, John David Alexander resigned
    director
  10. 2024-08-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-08-23
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2022-08-09
    ➕
    BURNS, Jennifer Mary appointed
    director
  15. 2021-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-10-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-03-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2019-03-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2019-03-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  21. 2018-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  22. 2011-12-31
    ➖
    MARSHALL, Brian resigned
    director
  23. 2009-03-19
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    Company incorporated
    As J&B PRINT LTD
  24. 2009-03-19
    ➕
    BURNS, John David Alexander appointed
    director
  25. 2009-03-19
    ➕
    MARSHALL, Brian appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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 Alison Elizabeth Middleton
Individual · British · DOB 06/1982 · age 44
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting26/05/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr John David Alexander Burnsceased 26/05/2025· 75-100% 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
Incorporated2009-03-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC17230 — SIC 17230

Registered office

32a Albert Street
Newton Stewart
DG8 6EJ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-18
Last: 2026-01-04

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

MIDDLETON, Alison Elizabeth→
director · ~44y · appointed 2025-05-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BURNS, Jennifer Mary→
director · ~64y · appointed 2022-08-09 · resigned 2025-03-31
Resigned
BURNS, John David Alexander→
director · ~61y · appointed 2009-03-19 · resigned 2025-03-31
Resigned
MARSHALL, Brian→
director · ~77y · appointed 2009-03-19 · resigned 2011-12-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (48 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-06-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-06-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-05