J R GLOBAL LIMITED
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -100% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £40.2k | £76.5k |
| Current assets | £81.3k | £106.5k |
| Cash | £17 | £6.5k |
| Debtors | £81.2k | £100.0k |
| Net assets | £78 | £482 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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- • 1 accounts
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- 2025-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-07-11📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-12-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2017-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-07-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-24📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2016-06-03📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2015-10-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2013-06-05🏢Company incorporatedAs J R GLOBAL LIMITED
- 2013-06-05➕AKHTAR, Javaid appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. 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 13 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Javaid Akhtar Individual · British · DOB 11/1958 · age 68 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 12/03/2018 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Javaid Akhtarceased 12/03/2018· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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