NESTLE JAMES & COMPANY LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
SC608243 · ltd · incorporated 2018-09-14
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
£-6.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46170
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
23 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £6,276
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£6k
↓ 25% YoY
Current Assets
£525
↓ 3.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-6.3k | £-5.0k |
| Current assets | £525 | £543 |
| Net assets | £-6.3k | £-5.0k |
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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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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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 (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-10📍move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD04
- 2024-09-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-09-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-09-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-09-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-06-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-22📍change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2021-06-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-27📍move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD03
- 2018-09-27📍change-sail-address-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2018-09-14🏢Company incorporatedAs NESTLE JAMES & COMPANY LTD
- 2018-09-14➕MACKENZIE, Lucinda Jane appointeddirector
- 2018-09-14➕MACKENZIE, Roderick Nestle James appointeddirector
- 2018-09-14📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
79/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 lowMultiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Roderick Nestle James Mackenzie Individual · British · DOB 10/1963 · age 63 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 14/09/2018 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAINLAND TIMBER LTD→ SC855182 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| MARESCA LIMITED→ SC225954 · est 2001 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 24y | — | — |
| MEARNS HARDWARE LIMITED→ SC245514 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 23y | — | — |
| META SOURCES LTD→ SC731876 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
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| MTN PRODUCTIONS LIMITED→ SC635333 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| MYRIAD DIRECT LIMITED→ SC668265 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| NEW CHAPTER ENTERPRISE LIMITED→ SC746779 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| NORMAC OILS LIMITED→ SC333836 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-09-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46170 — SIC 46170
Registered office
C/O Johnston Carmichael Bishop's Court
29 Albyn Place
Aberdeen
AB10 1YL
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-26
Last: 2025-09-12
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
MACKENZIE, Lucinda Jane→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2018-09-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MACKENZIE, Roderick Nestle James→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2018-09-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (23 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
address · AD04
2024-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2021-11-22