JNI (HOLDINGS) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC498866 · ltd · incorporated 2015-02-25
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£3.68M
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed trade-services with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 79/100 (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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -99% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. 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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
30 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £3,681,565
Very low cash
Cash position: £9
Net assets shrinking
Down £109,096 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 99% YoY
Cash YoY
-99%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£9
↓ 99% YoY
Net Worth
£3.7m
↓ 2.9% YoY
Current Assets
£3.7m
↓ 3.8% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£768k£1.5m£2.3m£3.1m£3.8mApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£3.68M£3.79M
Current assets£3.69M£3.84M
Cash£9£1.4k
Debtors£3.69M£3.84M
Net assets£3.68M£3.79M

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-15
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  2. 2025-04-29
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  3. 2024-01-31
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  4. 2023-04-11
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  5. 2022-03-23
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  6. 2022-03-10
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  7. 2021-01-18
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  8. 2020-01-31
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  9. 2019-01-09
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  10. 2018-12-11
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  11. 2018-12-11
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  12. 2018-12-11
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  13. 2018-12-03
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    IRONSIDE, Beth appointed
    director
  14. 2018-11-10
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    IRONSIDE, Andrew Neil resigned
    director
  15. 2018-02-26
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  16. 2018-01-30
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  17. 2017-03-22
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  18. 2015-02-25
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    Company incorporated
    As JNI (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
  19. 2015-02-25
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    IRONSIDE, Jennifer appointed
    director
  20. 2015-02-25
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    IRONSIDE, Andrew Neil appointed
    director

Owner dependency

74/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

51/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Jennifer Ironside
Individual · British · DOB 02/1966 · age 60
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Andrew Neil Ironsideceased 10/11/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2015-02-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

51-53 High Street
Turriff
AB53 4EJ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-30
Last: 2025-05-16

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

IRONSIDE, Beth→
director · ~27y · appointed 2018-12-03
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IRONSIDE, Jennifer→
director · ~60y · appointed 2015-02-25
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Active
IRONSIDE, Andrew Neil→
director · ~55y · appointed 2015-02-25 · resigned 2018-11-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (30 total)

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2026-01-15
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-20
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accounts · AA
2025-04-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-17
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-26
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accounts · AA
2024-01-31
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accounts · AA
2023-04-11
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-06
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-10
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-20
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accounts · AA
2021-01-18
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-25
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accounts · AA
2020-01-31