HAMILTON JCL LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
SC605205 · ltd · incorporated 2018-08-14
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£-3.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Unlicenced restaurants and cafes
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. 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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
22 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 · FRS 105 (micro)Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £3,771
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£4k
↑ 49% YoY
Current Assets
£5k
↑ 617% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-3.3k | £-6.8k |
| Current assets | £4.8k | £672 |
| Net assets | £-3.8k | £-7.3k |
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
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-07-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-06-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-05-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-05-05📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-02-01➕HAMILTON, Maureen appointeddirector
- 2023-01-31➖BROWN, Laura resigneddirector
- 2022-05-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-06-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-03-11➖BROWN, Christopher James resigneddirector
- 2018-08-14🏢Company incorporatedAs HAMILTON JCL LTD
- 2018-08-14➕HAMILTON, John appointeddirector
- 2018-08-14➕BROWN, Christopher James appointeddirector
- 2018-08-14➕BROWN, Laura appointeddirector
- 2018-08-14📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
96/100
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
- +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 "HAMILTON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +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
26/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — HAMILTON, Maureen (same surname) appointed 2023-02-01. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr John Fleming Hamilton Individual · British · DOB 08/1952 · age 74 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 14/08/2018 |
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
Incorporated2018-08-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56102 — Unlicenced restaurants and cafes
Registered office
13 Avenue Square
Stewarton
Kilmarnock
KA3 5AB
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-25
Last: 2025-08-11
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
HAMILTON, John→
Activedirector · ~74y · appointed 2018-08-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HAMILTON, Maureen→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2023-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BROWN, Christopher James→
Resigneddirector · ~45y · appointed 2018-08-14 · resigned 2019-03-11
BROWN, Laura→
Resigneddirector · ~46y · appointed 2018-08-14 · resigned 2023-01-31
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Recent filings (22 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-06-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-08
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-18