JHW LOGISTICS LTD
🌳Matureactive
SC415262 · ltd · incorporated 2012-01-24
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
£314
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other information service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -47% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (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 (4 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £314
Net assets shrinking
Down £258 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 47% YoY
Cash YoY
-47%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£22k
↓ 47% YoY
Net Worth
£314
↓ 45% YoY
Current Assets
£314k
↑ 18% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £37.2k | £49.8k |
| Current assets | £314.3k | £267.1k |
| Cash | £22.2k | £41.9k |
| Debtors | £290.8k | £225.2k |
| Net assets | £314 | £572 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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 (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-05-31📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2022-05-31📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2022-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-19📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2021-05-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-01➕CRAIG, William Stevenson appointeddirector
- 2020-12-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-05-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2017-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2013-01-25➕CRAIG, Helen Stevenson appointeddirector
- 2012-01-24🏢Company incorporatedAs JHW LOGISTICS LTD
- 2012-01-24➕CRAIG, Helen Stevenson appointedsecretary
- 2012-01-24➕CRAIG, James appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
73/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
James Craig Individual · British · DOB 10/1947 · age 79 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Helen Stevenson Craig Individual · British · DOB 12/1954 · age 72 | 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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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-01-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC63990 — Other information service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
South Mains Cottage
Throsk
Stirling
Stirlingshire
FK7 7NE
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-07
Last: 2026-01-24
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
CRAIG, Helen Stevenson→
Activesecretary · appointed 2012-01-24
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CRAIG, Helen Stevenson→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 2013-01-25
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CRAIG, James→
Activedirector · ~79y · appointed 2012-01-24
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CRAIG, William Stevenson→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2020-12-01
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Recent filings (38 total)
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2026-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-02-06
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2022-05-31
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2022-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-30
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2022-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-26