JAMES NORMAN & SONS LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC595095 · ltd · incorporated 2018-04-23
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
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Landscape service activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company 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 (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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
25 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
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| Average employees | 7 | 700 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-05-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-05-21📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-05-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-09-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-10-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-05-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-05-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-05-13📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2018-04-23🏢Company incorporatedAs JAMES NORMAN & SONS LIMITED
- 2018-04-23➕NORMAN, Craig appointeddirector
- 2018-04-23➕NORMAN, Kevin appointeddirector
- 2018-04-23➕NORMAN, Trevor James appointeddirector
- 2018-04-23📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
81/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "NORMAN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Trevor James Norman Individual · British · DOB 06/1968 · age 58 | — | 50–75% | board control50-75% voting · board control | 23/04/2018 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Kevin Normanceased 06/04/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Craig Normanceased 06/04/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
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
Incorporated2018-04-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC81300 — Landscape service activities
Registered office
Nor-Wal
Old Graitney Road
Gretna
Dumfriesshire
DG16 5ET
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-04
Last: 2025-05-21
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
NORMAN, Craig→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2018-04-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
NORMAN, Kevin→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2018-04-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
NORMAN, Trevor James→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2018-04-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (25 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-05-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-05-21
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2021-05-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-28