J & R 2018 LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC607607 · ltd · incorporated 2018-09-10
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
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year to Aug 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale of food in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 56102Unlicenced restaurants and cafes
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
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: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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, 2 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, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
29 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.
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 · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-08-31 | 2023-08-31 |
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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
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 (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-13📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-08-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-07📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2025-07-29📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-05-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-05📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2020-08-03➕PROVAN, Jennifer Margaret appointedsecretary
- 2020-08-03➖TEASDALE, Rosalind Anne resignedsecretary
- 2020-08-03➖TEASDALE, Rosalind Anne resigneddirector
- 2020-08-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-08-03📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2020-08-03📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2020-08-03📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-05-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-17📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-03-28📄dissolution-withdrawal-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS02
- 2020-03-10📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2018-09-10🏢Company incorporatedAs J & R 2018 LIMITED
- 2018-09-10➕PROVAN, Jennifer Margaret appointeddirector
- 2018-09-10➕TEASDALE, Rosalind Anne appointedsecretary
- 2018-09-10➕TEASDALE, Rosalind Anne appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 signalSome 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
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 |
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Mrs Jennifer Margaret Provan Individual · Irish · DOB 10/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 10/09/2018 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Rosalind Anne Teasdaleceased 03/08/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-09-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47290 — Other retail sale of food in specialised stores
Registered office
20 Woodside Road
Brookfield
Johnstone
PA5 8UB
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-23
Last: 2025-09-09
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
PROVAN, Jennifer Margaret→
Activesecretary · appointed 2020-08-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PROVAN, Jennifer Margaret→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2018-09-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
TEASDALE, Rosalind Anne→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2018-09-10 · resigned 2020-08-03
TEASDALE, Rosalind Anne→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2018-09-10 · resigned 2020-08-03
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Recent filings (29 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-12
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2025-08-07
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-02-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-25