JLCOM LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC444316 · ltd · incorporated 2013-03-06
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other telecommunications activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 8.8y

15/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 8.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
42 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees24003100

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 mortgage
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-13
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  3. 2026-01-13
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    Charge satisfied #3
  4. 2025-04-22
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  5. 2025-04-15
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Finbiz Funding Limited
  6. 2024-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-02-02
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  8. 2024-01-26
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Nucleus Cash Flow FINANCE2 Limited
  9. 2023-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-01-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2022-01-13
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2021-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-12-03
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  15. 2021-12-03
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    Charge satisfied #1
  16. 2021-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-01-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-01-08
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    accounts · AA
  20. 2017-08-29
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  21. 2017-08-24
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Just Cashflow PLC
  22. 2015-07-10
    ➖
    BROWN, Gavin John resigned
    director
  23. 2015-07-10
    ➖
    SHAROUDI, Adam Paul resigned
    director
  24. 2013-05-10
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    SHAROUDI, Adam Paul appointed
    director
  25. 2013-04-17
    ➕
    MCARTHUR, Gary James appointed
    director
  26. 2013-03-06
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    Company incorporated
    As JLCOM LIMITED
  27. 2013-03-06
    ➕
    BROWN, Gavin John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Gary James Mcarthur
Individual · British · DOB 07/1983 · age 43
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Oricom Limitedceased 06/04/2016· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-03-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC61900 — Other telecommunications activities

Registered office

The Lodge Roddinglaw Business Park
Roddinglaw Road
Edinburgh
EH12 9DB
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-14
Last: 2026-01-31

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

MCARTHUR, Gary James→
director · ~43y · appointed 2013-04-17
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Active
BROWN, Gavin John→
director · ~49y · appointed 2013-03-06 · resigned 2015-07-10
Resigned
SHAROUDI, Adam Paul→
director · ~43y · appointed 2013-05-10 · resigned 2015-07-10
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Finbiz Funding
Finbiz Funding Limited
A registered charge1 property15/04/202513/01/2026
outstanding
Nucleus Cash Flow FINANCE2
Nucleus Cash Flow FINANCE2 Limited
A registered charge—26/01/2024—
satisfied
Just Cashflow
Just Cashflow PLC
A registered charge—24/08/201703/12/2021
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Recent filings (42 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-30
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-01-13
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-01-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-22