JUST NATURAL FEEDS LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC545239 · ltd · incorporated 2016-09-13
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£699.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10920
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
28 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 £699,755
Cash YoY
-20%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£493k
↓ 20% YoY
Net Worth
£700k
↑ 8.7% YoY
Current Assets
£909k
↓ 8.0% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£198k£395k£593k£791k£988kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£789.3k£798.2k
Current assets£909.4k£988.2k
Cash£492.6k£614.1k
Debtors£111.8k£169.1k
Net assets£699.8k£644.0k

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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-29
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  5. 2023-03-27
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  6. 2023-03-27
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  7. 2023-03-27
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  8. 2022-09-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-05-16
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  10. 2022-05-16
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  11. 2021-07-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-06-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-08-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2018-07-24
    HENDRY, Andrew Boyd resigned
    director
  16. 2018-06-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-02-20
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  18. 2017-05-22
    HENDRY, Andrew Boyd appointed
    director
  19. 2016-09-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As JUST NATURAL FEEDS LTD
  20. 2016-09-13
    BARRIE, John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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 age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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
Mr John Barrie
Individual · British · DOB 07/1961 · age 65
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control13/09/2016

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
Incorporated2016-09-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC10920 — SIC 10920

Registered office

1 Cambuslang Court
Cambuslang
Glasgow
Strathclyde
G32 8FH
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-29
Last: 2026-03-15

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

BARRIE, John
director · ~65y · appointed 2016-09-13
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Active
HENDRY, Andrew Boyd
director · ~71y · appointed 2017-05-22 · resigned 2018-07-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (28 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-06
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2023-03-29
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-03-27
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-03-27
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-06
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2022-05-16
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-05-16