JLH MACHINES LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC563163 · ltd · incorporated 2017-04-11
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£-55.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 77/100 (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 -91% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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, 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 (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £55,419
Cash draining
Cash down 91% YoY
Cash YoY
-91%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£3k
↓ 91% YoY
Net Worth
-£55k
↓ 109% YoY
Current Assets
£4k
↓ 93% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-446 | £31.3k |
| Current assets | £3.6k | £54.2k |
| Cash | £3.4k | £40.2k |
| Debtors | £127 | £12.0k |
| Net assets | £-55.4k | £-26.5k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-02📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-05-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-05-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-05-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-05-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-05-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-08-31➕MURPHY, Johnathan Michael appointeddirector
- 2023-03-24📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2022-09-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-04-11🏢Company incorporatedAs JLH MACHINES LIMITED
- 2017-04-11➕HANNAFIN, James appointeddirector
- 2017-04-11➕HANNAFIN, Linda appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Johnathan Michael Murphy Individual · British · DOB 11/1966 · age 60 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 31/08/2023 |
Mr James Hannafin Individual · British · DOB 08/1952 · age 74 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 11/04/2017 |
Mrs Linda Hannafin Individual · British · DOB 05/1960 · age 66 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 11/04/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-04-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
69/71 Hamilton Road
Motherwell
ML1 3DG
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-24
Last: 2026-04-10
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
HANNAFIN, James→
Activedirector · ~74y · appointed 2017-04-11
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HANNAFIN, Linda→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2017-04-11
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MURPHY, Johnathan Michael→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2023-08-31
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Recent filings (26 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-05-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-16
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2023-03-24