J&L PROPERTY CONSULTANTS LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC671716 · ltd · incorporated 2020-08-21
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 Aug 2023
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
61/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 61/100 (worth a look), bankability 55/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100).

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 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
19 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
61/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2022Aug 2023

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2023-08-312022-08-31
Average employees100100

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

4 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-18
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2025-10-28
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2024-08-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-05-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-09-02
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2023-07-25
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2022-10-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-09-16
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2022-09-16
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2022-09-16
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2022-08-22
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2022-08-21
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2021-08-26
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2020-08-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As J&L PROPERTY CONSULTANTS LTD
  15. 2020-08-21
    HOOLACHAN, Darren David Chika appointed
    director
  16. 2020-08-21
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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

1 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2025-08-31

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Darren David Chika Hoolachan
Individual · British · DOB 07/1984 · age 42
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting21/08/2020

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
Incorporated2020-08-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

29 Commercial Street
Dundee
DD1 3DG
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2025-08-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2023-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-03
Last: 2025-08-20

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

HOOLACHAN, Darren David Chika
director · ~42y · appointed 2020-08-21
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Recent filings (19 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-17
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-31
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-01
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-09-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-09-16
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-08-22