JJ FOODS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC563696 · ltd · incorporated 2017-04-20
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£-23.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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. Biggest value-creation lever: Deleverage or restructure. Leverage at 100% of assets — consider sale of non-core assets or equity injection. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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 (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
26 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
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £23,585
High leverage
Liabilities are 100% of total assets
Leverage
100%
Liabilities / Total assets

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£24k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£10k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
-£24k-£17k-£10k-£3k£3k£10kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£12.8k£12.8k
Current assets£10.2k£10.2k
Net assets£-23.6k£-23.6k

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
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-11-02
    WOJNOWSKI, Dawid Karol resigned
    secretary
  6. 2022-11-02
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  7. 2022-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-05-04
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    legacy
    miscellaneous · RPCH01
  10. 2020-04-30
    WOJNOWSKI, Dawid Karol appointed
    secretary
  11. 2020-04-30
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  12. 2020-04-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2020-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-12-27
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  15. 2019-08-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2019-07-10
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  17. 2019-07-09
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  18. 2019-01-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-04-20
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    Company incorporated
    As JJ FOODS LIMITED
  20. 2017-04-20
    WIATROWSKA, Joanna appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Joanna Wiatrowska
Individual · Polish · DOB 07/1977 · age 49
sig. influencesignificant influence20/04/2017

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
Incorporated2017-04-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47110 — Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating

Registered office

3 Neatoune Drive
Danderhall
Dalkeith
EH22 1FZ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-03
Last: 2026-04-19

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

WIATROWSKA, Joanna
director · ~42y · appointed 2017-04-20
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Active
WOJNOWSKI, Dawid Karol
secretary · appointed 2020-04-30 · resigned 2022-11-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (26 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-30
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-11-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-28
legacy
miscellaneous · RPCH01
2020-05-04
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2020-04-30