JACK VENTURES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC463080 · ltd · incorporated 2013-11-05
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒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
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)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
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
4 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
28 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
80 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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 | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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| Average employees | 0 | 0 |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
9
filings
- • 4 officers
- • 4 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 address
Last 180 days
11
filings
- • 4 officers
- • 4 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-04-06📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2026-04-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-04-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-04-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-04-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-04-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-04-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-04-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-13➕KING, Christopher James appointeddirector
- 2025-06-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-03-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-03-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-03-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-10✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2023-06-13📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-11-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-11-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-11-01➕MURRAY, William Stuart appointedsecretary
- 2020-10-20➖BUTCHART, Ian resigneddirector
- 2018-04-20➕KING, Allan Alexander appointeddirector
- 2016-08-11➕BUTCHART, Ian appointeddirector
- 2013-12-18➕KING, Allan Duncan appointeddirector
- 2013-12-18➖MORTON FRASER SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2013-12-18➖BELL, Adrian Edward Robert resigneddirector
- 2013-12-18➖MORTON FRASER DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
- 2013-11-05🏢Company incorporatedAs JACK VENTURES LIMITED
- 2013-11-05➕MORTON FRASER SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2013-11-05➕BELL, Adrian Edward Robert appointeddirector
- 2013-11-05➕MORTON FRASER DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
23/100
No succession signalNo meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — KING, Christopher James (same surname) appointed 2025-06-13. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 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
4 active beneficial owners · fragmented| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Allan Alexander King Individual · British · DOB 08/1989 · age 37 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 15/11/2018 |
Mr Christopher James King Individual · British · DOB 03/1994 · age 32 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 15/11/2018 |
Mr Jamie Duncan King Individual · British · DOB 01/1991 · age 35 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 15/11/2018 |
Mr Allan Duncan King Individual · British · DOB 10/1961 · age 65 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 05/11/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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| JOHNSTONE LTD→ SC872808 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-11-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate
Registered office
King Group First Floor
25 Frederick Street
Edinburgh
City Of Edinburgh
EH2 2ND
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-19
Last: 2025-11-05
Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)
MURRAY, William Stuart→
Activesecretary · appointed 2021-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KING, Allan Alexander→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2018-04-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KING, Allan Duncan→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2013-12-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KING, Christopher James→
Activedirector · ~32y · appointed 2025-06-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MORTON FRASER SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2013-11-05 · resigned 2013-12-18
BELL, Adrian Edward Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2013-11-05 · resigned 2013-12-18
BUTCHART, Ian→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2016-08-11 · resigned 2020-10-20
MORTON FRASER DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2013-11-05 · resigned 2013-12-18
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Recent filings (80 total)
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-06
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2026-04-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-14