JLW SOLUTIONS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC475723 · ltd · incorporated 2014-04-22
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 Apr 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Repair of machinery
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 43120Site preparation
- 43999Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Investor take
PursueStrong 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. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 2.7y
0/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Newest facility, 2.7 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · 4 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, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
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 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 · IFRS| Metric | 2024-04-30 | 2023-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 2000 | 1500 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
1
filing
- • 1 mortgage
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 3 mortgage
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-23📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2026-02-05🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Time Hard Asset Finance LTD
- 2025-11-26📄mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-numbermortgage · 466(Scot)
- 2025-11-26📄mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-numbermortgage · 466(Scot)
- 2025-10-01📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-10-01🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2025-09-16📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-09-12🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Ukal No 3 Limited
- 2025-06-06📄mortgage-create-with-deedmortgage · MR01
- 2025-05-01📄mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-numbermortgage · 466(Scot)
- 2025-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-31📄mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-numbermortgage · 466(Scot)
- 2024-12-23📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-12-18🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Together Commercial Finance Limited (Crn: 02058813)
- 2024-02-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-12-29➖MACPHAIL, Cameron Scot resigneddirector
- 2023-10-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-04📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-09-06📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-08-21🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance LTD
- 2023-02-06➕MACPHAIL, Cameron Scot appointeddirector
- 2023-02-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-06-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2014-04-22🏢Company incorporatedAs JLW SOLUTIONS LIMITED
- 2014-04-22➕WILSON, John appointedsecretary
- 2014-04-22➕WILSON, John appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 signalMultiple 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 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr John Wilson Individual · British · DOB 03/1976 · age 50 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 11/01/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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| NORMAND & THOMSON (HILLEND) LIMITED→ SC048282 · est 1971 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 55y | — | — |
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
9 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-04-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC33120 — Repair of machinery
Registered office
2 Waulkmill Farm Cottage
Charlestown
Dunfermline
KY12 8JU
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-04-30
Last made up to: 2024-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-11
Last: 2025-04-27
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
Active
WILSON, John→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2014-04-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MACPHAIL, Cameron Scot→
Resigneddirector · ~41y · appointed 2023-02-06 · resigned 2023-12-29
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
3
Outstanding
3
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Time Hard Asset Finance Time Hard Asset Finance LTD | A registered charge | — | 05/02/2026 | — | |
| outstanding | Ukal No 3 Ukal No 3 Limited | A registered charge | — | 12/09/2025 | — | |
| satisfied | Together Money Together Commercial Finance Limited (Crn: 02058813) | A registered charge | — | 18/12/2024 | 01/10/2025 | |
| outstanding | NatWest Group Rbs Invoice Finance LTD | A registered charge | — | 21/08/2023 | — |
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Recent filings (42 total)
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-02-23
mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-number
mortgage · 466(Scot)
2025-11-26
mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-number
mortgage · 466(Scot)
2025-11-26
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-10-01
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-09-16
mortgage-create-with-deed
mortgage · MR01
2025-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-09
mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-number
mortgage · 466(Scot)
2025-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-31
mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-number
mortgage · 466(Scot)
2025-01-31
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-04
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-10-04