NELSON FAMILY JEWELLERS LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
SC559388 · ltd · incorporated 2017-03-03
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£49.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47770
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (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 (73/100).

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
31 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 £49,484

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£13k
Net Worth
£49k
↑ 172% YoY
Current Assets
£149k
↑ 37% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£30k£60k£89k£119k£149kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£49.5k£25.2k
Current assets£148.8k£108.2k
Cash£12.5k—
Net assets£49.5k£18.2k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
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  2. 2024-11-04
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  3. 2024-03-11
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  4. 2024-03-11
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  5. 2024-03-11
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  6. 2024-03-11
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  7. 2024-03-11
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  8. 2024-03-11
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  9. 2023-08-02
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  10. 2023-06-01
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  11. 2023-06-01
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  12. 2022-08-09
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-04-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2022-04-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2021-07-06
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  16. 2021-01-05
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  17. 2019-07-12
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  18. 2017-06-20
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    NELSON, Paula appointed
    director
  19. 2017-03-03
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    Company incorporated
    As NELSON FAMILY JEWELLERS LIMITED
  20. 2017-03-03
    ➕
    NELSON, John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

94/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "NELSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Paula Nelson
Individual · British · DOB 12/1982 · age 44
—25–50%25-50% voting03/03/2017
Mr John Nelson
Individual · British · DOB 09/1967 · age 59
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting03/03/2017

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
Incorporated2017-03-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47770 — SIC 47770

Registered office

48 Quarry Street
Hamilton
ML3 7AU
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-16
Last: 2026-03-02

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

NELSON, John→
director · ~59y · appointed 2017-03-03
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Active
NELSON, Paula→
director · ~44y · appointed 2017-06-20
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Recent filings (31 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-06-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-14