EVELYN JAMES INTERIORS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC458485 · ltd · incorporated 2013-09-06
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
41 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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
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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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-09-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-09-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-09-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-09-08📄withdrawal-of-the-directors-residential-address-register-information-from-the-public-registerofficers · EW02
- 2024-10-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-10-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-26📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2019-05-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-11-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-11-04📄elect-to-keep-the-directors-residential-address-register-information-on-the-public-registerofficers · EH02
- 2013-09-06🏢Company incorporatedAs EVELYN JAMES INTERIORS LIMITED
- 2013-09-06➕JAMES, Evelyn Jane Alexandra appointeddirector
- 2013-09-06➕JAMES, Vincent Paul appointeddirector
Owner dependency
94/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "JAMES" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mrs Evelyn Jane Alexandra James Individual · Irish · DOB 05/1977 · age 49 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · trust interest · firm interest | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Vincent Paul James Individual · British · DOB 11/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · trust interest · firm interest | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| DRAGONFLY CRYSTALS & GIFTS LTD→ SC767676 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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| EDINBURGH HEARING AND BALANCE SPECIALISTS LTD→ SC819811 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| EDINBURGH SUPERMARKET LTD→ SC843244 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| EGO TRIP HQ LTD→ SC839990 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ELEV8HER LTD→ SC867568 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| EMILY JAMES BESPOKE CABINETRY LTD→ SC659533 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| ENGHIEN TRADING LIMITED→ SC848402 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| EOSS LTD→ SC786999 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-09-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47599 — Retail sale of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised stores
Registered office
69 Malbet Park
Edinburgh
EH16 6WB
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-20
Last: 2025-09-06
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
JAMES, Evelyn Jane Alexandra→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2013-09-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
JAMES, Vincent Paul→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2013-09-06
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Recent filings (41 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-08
withdrawal-of-the-directors-residential-address-register-information-from-the-public-register
officers · EW02
2025-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-26