J M METALS LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
SC544365 · ltd · incorporated 2016-09-01
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£378.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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

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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £378,500
Net assets shrinking
Down £34,447 YoY
Cash YoY
-7%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£381k
↓ 6.7% YoY
Net Worth
£379k
↓ 8.3% YoY
Current Assets
£385k
↓ 7.7% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£83k£167k£250k£334k£417kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£390.7k£428.0k
Current assets£385.1k£417.1k
Cash£380.9k£408.4k
Debtors£4.2k£8.7k
Net assets£378.5k£412.9k

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.

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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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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-25
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  2. 2024-06-14
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  3. 2023-06-29
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  4. 2023-04-18
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  5. 2023-04-18
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  6. 2023-04-18
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  7. 2022-06-20
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  8. 2021-10-06
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  9. 2021-10-06
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  10. 2021-10-06
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    officers · CH01
  11. 2021-10-06
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  12. 2021-06-15
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  13. 2020-08-28
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  14. 2019-05-28
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  15. 2018-05-17
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  16. 2017-08-30
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  17. 2016-09-01
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    Company incorporated
    As J M METALS LTD
  18. 2016-09-01
    ➕
    MCARTHUR, James appointed
    director
  19. 2016-09-01
    ➕
    MCARTHUR, Jason John appointed
    director
  20. 2016-09-01
    ➕
    COSEC LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2016-09-01
    ➖
    COSEC LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2016-09-01
    ➕
    MCMEEKIN, James Stuart appointed
    director
  23. 2016-09-01
    ➖
    MCMEEKIN, James Stuart resigned
    director
  24. 2016-09-01
    ➕
    COSEC LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  25. 2016-09-01
    ➖
    COSEC LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

66/100
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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

J M Metals (Holdings) Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
J M Metals (Holdings) Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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J M METALS LTD
This company · SC544365

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
J M Metals (Holdings) Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting14/12/2021
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr James Mcarthurceased 14/12/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
  • Mr Jason John Mcarthurceased 14/12/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
  • Codir Limitedceased 01/09/2016· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2016-09-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

6th Floor
Gordon Chambers 90 Mitchell Street
Glasgow
G1 3NQ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last: 2025-09-16

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

MCARTHUR, James→
director · ~57y · appointed 2016-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCARTHUR, Jason John→
director · ~31y · appointed 2016-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COSEC LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2016-09-01 · resigned 2016-09-01
Resigned
MCMEEKIN, James Stuart→
director · ~59y · appointed 2016-09-01 · resigned 2016-09-01
Resigned
COSEC LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2016-09-01 · resigned 2016-09-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (34 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-04-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-04-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-04-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-10-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-10-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-10-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-10-06