JB SEXTON INTERIORS LIMITED

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SC500071 · ltd · incorporated 2015-03-10
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£15.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 43999Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -73% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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 (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
31 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £15,509
Net assets shrinking
Down £12,215 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 73% YoY
Cash YoY
-73%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£38k
↓ 73% YoY
Net Worth
£16k
↓ 44% YoY
Current Assets
£204k
↓ 8.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£44k£89k£133k£178k£222kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£45.2k£64.6k
Current assets£203.8k£222.0k
Cash£38.2k£141.0k
Debtors£151.9k£77.6k
Net assets£15.5k£27.7k

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

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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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-03-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-10-11
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2021-10-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2021-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-02-09
    ➖
    SEXTON, Jamie Alexander resigned
    director
  10. 2020-01-06
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  11. 2019-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-10-10
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2019-10-02
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  14. 2018-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-05-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2018-04-16
    ➖
    SEXTON, Evelyn Fettes resigned
    director
  17. 2018-03-09
    ➕
    SEXTON, Jamie Alexander appointed
    director
  18. 2018-03-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2017-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2016-02-17
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    SEXTON, Evelyn Fettes appointed
    director
  21. 2015-03-10
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    Company incorporated
    As JB SEXTON INTERIORS LIMITED
  22. 2015-03-10
    ➕
    SEXTON, James Bowman appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "SEXTON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr James Bowman Sexton
Individual · British · DOB 10/1956 · age 70
25–50%
—25-50% shares10/03/2017
Mrs Evelyn Fettes Sexton
Individual · British · DOB 08/1958 · age 68
25–50%
—25-50% shares10/03/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Jamie Alexander Sextonceased 09/02/2021· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2015-03-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43220 — Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation

Registered office

58 Long Lane
Broughty Ferry
Dundee
DD5 1HH
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-25
Last: 2025-10-11

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

SEXTON, James Bowman→
director · ~70y · appointed 2015-03-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SEXTON, Evelyn Fettes→
director · ~68y · appointed 2016-02-17 · resigned 2018-04-16
Resigned
SEXTON, Jamie Alexander→
director · ~37y · appointed 2018-03-09 · resigned 2021-02-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (31 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-10-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-08
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2020-01-06