JOIN THE NAIL ORDER LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC666928 · ltd · incorporated 2020-07-09
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
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£641.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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 (79/100)

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 (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
18 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £641,284

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£412k
Net Worth
£641k
Current Assets
£1.1m
Current Liabilities
£0£214k£428k£643k£857k£1.1mDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£655.3k
Current assets£1.07M
Cash£411.6k
Debtors£261.7k
Net assets£641.3k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-10
    COSTELLO, Christopher Henry resigned
    director
  2. 2026-02-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-08-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-07-28
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2025-07-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2025-07-28
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2025-07-01
    COSTELLO, Rebekka appointed
    director
  8. 2024-09-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-04-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2023-04-03
    📄
    elect-to-keep-the-directors-residential-address-register-information-on-the-public-register
    officers · EH02
  12. 2023-04-03
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2022-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-07-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As JOIN THE NAIL ORDER LTD
  15. 2020-07-09
    COSTELLO, Christopher Henry appointed
    director
  16. 2020-07-09
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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 signal

Some 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

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Rebekka Costello
Individual · British · DOB 07/1988 · age 38
2550%
25-50% shares03/08/2022
Mr Christopher Henry Costello
Individual · British · DOB 07/1981 · age 45
2550%
25-50% shares09/07/2020

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-07-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47910 — Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet

Registered office

Unit 5, 142 Abercorn Street
Paisley
PA3 4DF
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-07
Last: 2025-07-24

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

COSTELLO, Rebekka
director · ~38y · appointed 2025-07-01
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Active
COSTELLO, Christopher Henry
director · ~45y · appointed 2020-07-09 · resigned 2026-02-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (18 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-07-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-03
elect-to-keep-the-directors-residential-address-register-information-on-the-public-register
officers · EH02
2023-04-03
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-04-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-03