J & B GARAGE SERVICES LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
SC663078 · ltd · incorporated 2020-06-04
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
—
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£-2.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
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. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (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
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
16 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £2,122
Net assets shrinking
Down £3,123 YoY
Cash YoY
-19%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£4k
↓ 19% YoY
Net Worth
-£2k
↓ 312% YoY
Current Assets
£4k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-2.1k | £1.0k |
| Current assets | £3.5k | — |
| Cash | £3.5k | £4.4k |
| Net assets | £-2.1k | £1.0k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-03-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-09-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-09-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-07-27➕HALL, Bernadette appointeddirector
- 2020-07-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-06-04🏢Company incorporatedAs J & B GARAGE SERVICES LTD
- 2020-06-04➕HALL, James Barnard appointeddirector
- 2020-06-04📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
71/100
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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- 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 James Barnard Hall Individual · British · DOB 05/1977 · age 49 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 04/06/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-06-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200
Registered office
7 High Station Road
Falkirk
FK1 5LP
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-15
Last: 2025-06-01
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
HALL, Bernadette→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2020-07-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HALL, James Barnard→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2020-06-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (16 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-03-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-03-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-02-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-09-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-09-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-09-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-07-27