JAPOS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC383874 · ltd · incorporated 2010-08-18

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

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year to Feb 2025

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Tour operator activities

Sector: Administrative & support services

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

79909Other reservation service activities n.e.c.

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

55 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-02-28	2024-02-29
Average employees	200	200

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand

2025-08-05
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2023-05-02
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2022-08-23
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2021-08-23
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2020-06-04
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2019-05-21
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2011-11-01
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KATSUKURA, Hideo appointed
director
2010-08-18
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Company incorporated
As JAPOS LIMITED
2010-08-18
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KATSUKURA, Hideo appointed
secretary
2010-08-18
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KOMINE, Kazue appointed
director
2010-08-18
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TRAINER, Peter appointed
secretary
2010-08-18
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TRAINER, Peter resigned
secretary
2010-08-18
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MCINTOSH, Susan appointed
director
2010-08-18
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MCINTOSH, Susan resigned
director
2010-08-18
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TRAINER, Peter appointed
director
2010-08-18
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TRAINER, Peter resigned
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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Kazue Komine Individual · Japanese · DOB 04/1968 · age 58	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016
Mr Hideo Katsukura Individual · Japanese · DOB 03/1974 · age 52	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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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2010-08-18

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC79120 — Tour operator activities

Registered office

5 South Gyle Crescent Lane

Edinburgh

EH12 9EG

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-11-30

Last made up to: 2025-02-28

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-01

Last: 2025-08-18

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

KATSUKURA, Hideo→

secretary · appointed 2010-08-18

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Active

KATSUKURA, Hideo→

director · ~52y · appointed 2011-11-01

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Active

KOMINE, Kazue→

director · ~58y · appointed 2010-08-18

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Active

TRAINER, Peter→

secretary · appointed 2010-08-18 · resigned 2010-08-18

Resigned

MCINTOSH, Susan→

director · ~56y · appointed 2010-08-18 · resigned 2010-08-18

Resigned

TRAINER, Peter→

director · ~74y · appointed 2010-08-18 · resigned 2010-08-18

Resigned

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Recent filings (55 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-08-18

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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2025-08-05

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officers · CH01

2025-08-05

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officers · CH01

2025-08-05

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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-07-31

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-09-05

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-07-02

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2024-02-05

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2024-02-05

change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date

officers · CH03

2024-02-05

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address · AD01

2024-02-01

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-08-28

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-05-02

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-10-11