DR JILLIAN NEY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC456623 · ltd · incorporated 2013-08-13

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

—

year to Aug 2024

Net worth

£-33.2k

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Market research and public opinion polling

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

31 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £33,219

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

-£33k

Current Assets

£50

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2024-08-31	2023-08-31
Total assets	£-22.0k	—
Current assets	£50	—
Net assets	£-33.2k	—

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand

2025-05-26
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2024-05-29
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2023-05-29
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2022-05-25
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2021-05-31
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2020-05-21
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2019-01-22
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accounts · AA
2017-12-13
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accounts · AA
2017-08-21
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THOMSON, Kristeen appointed
secretary
2017-08-21
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officers · AP03
2017-08-21
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officers · TM02
2017-08-20
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SEELEY, Victoria Bernice resigned
secretary
2017-05-09
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accounts · AA
2015-12-03
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dissolution · DS02
2015-12-01
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accounts · AA
2015-11-30
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2015-11-30
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address · AD01
2013-08-13
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Company incorporated
As DR JILLIAN NEY LIMITED
2013-08-13
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NEY, Jillian, Dr appointed
director
2013-08-13
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SEELEY, Victoria Bernice appointed
secretary

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Dr Jillian Ney Individual · British · DOB 02/1982 · age 44	75–100%	75–100%	board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence	07/04/2016

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

Incorporated2013-08-13

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC73200 — Market research and public opinion polling

Registered office

1 Murraythwaite Mill Cottages

Dalton

Lockerbie

Dumfriesshire

DG11 1AT

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-05-31

Last made up to: 2024-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-01

Last: 2025-07-18

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

THOMSON, Kristeen→

secretary · appointed 2017-08-21

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Active

NEY, Jillian, Dr→

director · ~44y · appointed 2013-08-13

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Active

SEELEY, Victoria Bernice→

secretary · appointed 2013-08-13 · resigned 2017-08-20

Resigned

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