J K LANDSCAPING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC566945 · ltd · incorporated 2017-05-24
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 May 2025
Net worth
£4.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Landscape service activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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 -48% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £4,092
Net assets shrinking
Down £16,324 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 48% YoY
Cash YoY
-48%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£18k
↓ 48% YoY
Net Worth
£4k
↓ 80% YoY
Current Assets
£31k
↓ 44% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£11k£22k£33k£44k£55kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£4.1k£20.4k
Current assets£30.9k£54.7k
Cash£18.2k£35.0k
Debtors£12.7k£19.7k
Net assets£4.1k£20.4k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-01-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-02-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-02-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2019-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-05-24
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    Company incorporated
    As J K LANDSCAPING LIMITED
  11. 2017-05-24
    KEMP, Peter appointed
    secretary
  12. 2017-05-24
    KEMP, Jack Peter appointed
    director
  13. 2017-05-24
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Jack Kemp
Individual · Scottish · DOB 05/1997 · age 29
75100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest24/05/2017

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
Incorporated2017-05-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC81300 — Landscape service activities

Registered office

20 Stark Avenue
Camelon
Falkirk
FK1 4PR
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-06
Last: 2025-05-23

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

KEMP, Peter
secretary · appointed 2017-05-24
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Active
KEMP, Jack Peter
director · ~29y · appointed 2017-05-24
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Recent filings (18 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-02-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-05-29