J.S. INDUSTRIAL SERVICES LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC673888 · ltd · incorporated 2020-09-10
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Technical testing and analysis
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (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 (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
17 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
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
82
Few red 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£0Sept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-12-07
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  4. 2024-12-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-12-03
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2024-05-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-11-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-12-09
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  10. 2021-11-30
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  11. 2020-10-06
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  12. 2020-09-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As J.S. INDUSTRIAL SERVICES LTD
  13. 2020-09-10
    SCOTT, John appointed
    director
  14. 2020-09-10
    📄
    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 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
John Scott
Individual · British · DOB 06/1976 · age 50
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control10/09/2020

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
Incorporated2020-09-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC71200 — Technical testing and analysis

Registered office

165 Brook Street
Broughty Ferry
Dundee
DD5 1DJ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-23
Last: 2025-09-09

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

SCOTT, John
director · ~50y · appointed 2020-09-10
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Recent filings (17 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-17
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-04
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-24
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-08
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-11-30