JHBB SERVICES LTD

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SC368605 · ltd · incorporated 2009-11-16
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
—
year to Oct 2025
Net worth
£121.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). 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 (77/100)

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, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
50 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £121,437
Cash YoY
+21%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£11k
↑ 21% YoY
Net Worth
£121k
↑ 2.0% YoY
Current Assets
£11k
↑ 20% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£24k£49k£73k£97k£121kOct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Total assets£121.4k£119.0k
Current assets£11.1k£9.2k
Cash£10.6k£8.8k
Debtors£484£484
Net assets£121.4k£119.0k

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
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-15
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  2. 2026-03-26
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  3. 2025-04-17
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  4. 2024-04-11
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  5. 2023-05-23
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  6. 2022-06-15
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  7. 2021-05-25
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  8. 2020-04-13
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  9. 2019-03-26
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  10. 2018-06-07
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  11. 2018-04-30
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  12. 2018-04-30
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  13. 2017-04-19
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  14. 2016-08-16
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  15. 2015-11-15
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    CHALMERS, Jane resigned
    secretary
  16. 2015-11-15
    ➖
    CHALMERS, Jane resigned
    director
  17. 2009-11-17
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    JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer resigned
    director
  18. 2009-11-16
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    Company incorporated
    As JHBB SERVICES LTD
  19. 2009-11-16
    ➕
    CHALMERS, Bruce James appointed
    director
  20. 2009-11-16
    ➕
    CHALMERS, Jane appointed
    secretary
  21. 2009-11-16
    ➕
    CHALMERS, Jane appointed
    director
  22. 2009-11-16
    ➕
    JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer appointed
    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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — 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 59. 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 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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
Mr Bruce James Chalmers
Individual · British · DOB 09/1967 · age 59
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2009-11-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

Account Tax Ltd
Traill Drive
Montrose
Angus
DD10 8SW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-24
Last: 2026-04-10

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

CHALMERS, Bruce James→
director · ~59y · appointed 2009-11-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CHALMERS, Jane→
secretary · appointed 2009-11-16 · resigned 2015-11-15
Resigned
CHALMERS, Jane→
director · ~57y · appointed 2009-11-16 · resigned 2015-11-15
Resigned
JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer→
director · ~56y · appointed 2009-11-16 · resigned 2009-11-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (50 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-04-13