JBB KNOTWEED SOLUTIONS LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
SC620764 · ltd · incorporated 2019-02-11
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£344.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Landscape service activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
27 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 · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £344,587
Cash YoY
+34%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£213k
↑ 34% YoY
Net Worth
£345k
↑ 42% YoY
Current Assets
£262k
↓ 3.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £387.4k | £276.6k |
| Current assets | £262.4k | £272.3k |
| Cash | £213.1k | £158.9k |
| Debtors | £49.3k | £113.4k |
| Net assets | £344.6k | £242.9k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-16📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-06-16📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-06-16📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-05-26➕SAUNDERS, Andrew appointeddirector
- 2025-05-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-05-13📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2025-04-28📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2024-11-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-26📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-12-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-09📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-26📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-11-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-20📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-01-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-06-14📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2019-02-11🏢Company incorporatedAs JBB KNOTWEED SOLUTIONS LTD
- 2019-02-11➕BRANNAN, James appointeddirector
- 2019-02-11➕BRANNAN, Lyndsay Jones appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr James Brannan Individual · British · DOB 08/1987 · age 39 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 11/02/2019 |
Mrs Lyndsay Jones Brannan Individual · British · DOB 01/1989 · age 37 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 11/02/2019 |
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
Incorporated2019-02-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC81300 — Landscape service activities
Registered office
Office 3 Battlefield View Banton Mill
Mill Road
Banton, Kilsyth
Glasgow
G65 0RD
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-24
Last: 2026-02-10
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
BRANNAN, James→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2019-02-11
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BRANNAN, Lyndsay Jones→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2019-02-11
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SAUNDERS, Andrew→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2025-05-26
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Recent filings (27 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-11-12
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-06-16
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-06-16
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-06-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-26
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2025-05-13
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2025-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-12-07
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-24