J & R RESTAURANTS LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC433350 · ltd · incorporated 2012-09-25
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£-36.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Licenced restaurants
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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, 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 (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
31 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £36,005
Cash YoY
-4%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£37k
↓ 3.8% YoY
Net Worth
-£36k
↑ 12% YoY
Current Assets
£58k
↑ 5.8% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£41k-£21k-£1k£18k£38k£58kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£-36.0k£-41.1k
Current assets£58.1k£54.9k
Cash£37.0k£38.5k
Debtors£13.5k£8.1k
Net assets£-36.0k£-41.1k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-06-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-06-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-08-17
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    address · AD01
  11. 2017-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-10-23
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-06-29
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2012-12-11
    ➖
    EMMERSON, Barbara Ann resigned
    secretary
  16. 2012-12-11
    ➖
    HARDIE, Gillian Lisa resigned
    secretary
  17. 2012-09-25
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    Company incorporated
    As J & R RESTAURANTS LTD
  18. 2012-09-25
    ➕
    EMMERSON, James Robert appointed
    director
  19. 2012-09-25
    ➕
    EMMERSON, Robert Thomas appointed
    director
  20. 2012-09-25
    ➕
    EMMERSON, Barbara Ann appointed
    secretary
  21. 2012-09-25
    ➕
    HARDIE, Gillian Lisa appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

81/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr James Robert Emmerson
Individual · British · DOB 02/1986 · age 40
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016
Mr Robert Thomas Emmerson
Individual · British · DOB 03/1956 · age 70
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2012-09-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants

Registered office

10 Beckram Terrace
Aberdeen
AB15 8LW
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-14
Last: 2025-09-30

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

EMMERSON, James Robert→
director · ~40y · appointed 2012-09-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
EMMERSON, Robert Thomas→
director · ~70y · appointed 2012-09-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
EMMERSON, Barbara Ann→
secretary · appointed 2012-09-25 · resigned 2012-12-11
Resigned
HARDIE, Gillian Lisa→
secretary · appointed 2012-09-25 · resigned 2012-12-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (31 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-06-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-29