NPJ INDUSTRIES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC424752 · ltd · incorporated 2012-05-23
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Dormant / non-trading with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 67). 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 (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, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
43 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees100100

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 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
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2025-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-26
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-09-17
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    address · AD01
  5. 2023-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-04-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2022-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-10-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-12-17
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    gazette · DISS40
  14. 2016-12-15
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-12-13
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    gazette · GAZ1
  16. 2012-07-05
    ➕
    IRWIN-HOUSTON, Robert Stephen appointed
    director
  17. 2012-07-05
    ➖
    MORTON FRASER SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  18. 2012-07-05
    ➖
    FLYNN, Austin resigned
    director
  19. 2012-07-05
    ➖
    MORTON FRASER DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  20. 2012-05-23
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    Company incorporated
    As NPJ INDUSTRIES LIMITED
  21. 2012-05-23
    ➕
    MORTON FRASER SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2012-05-23
    ➕
    FLYNN, Austin appointed
    director
  23. 2012-05-23
    ➕
    MORTON FRASER DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Niklas Maximilian Giesse
Individual · German · DOB 02/1990 · age 36
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Jennifer Irwin-Houston
Individual · British · DOB 11/1996 · age 30
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Philip Irwin-Houston
Individual · British · DOB 01/1998 · age 28
25–50%
—25-50% 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
Incorporated2012-05-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

Npj Industries Limited, C/O Azets
Quay 2
139 Fountainbridge
Edinburgh
EH3 9QG
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-13
Last: 2026-03-30

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

IRWIN-HOUSTON, Robert Stephen→
director · ~67y · appointed 2012-07-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MORTON FRASER SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2012-05-23 · resigned 2012-07-05
Resigned
FLYNN, Austin→
director · ~59y · appointed 2012-05-23 · resigned 2012-07-05
Resigned
MORTON FRASER DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2012-05-23 · resigned 2012-07-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (43 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-14