J.O.R. DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
SC683988 · ltd · incorporated 2020-12-18
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No material changes in the last 90 days.

Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£4.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Engineering design activities for industrial process and production
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
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. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
13 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 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £4,871
Cash YoY
+70%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£11k
↑ 70% YoY
Net Worth
£5k
↑ 168% YoY
Current Assets
£12k
↑ 65% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£2k£5k£7k£9k£12kDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£4.9k£1.8k
Current assets£11.6k£7.0k
Cash£11.1k£6.6k
Debtors£480£480
Net assets£4.9k£1.8k

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

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2 signals 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
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-11-03
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  7. 2021-11-03
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  8. 2021-11-01
    DRYSDALE, Brian appointed
    secretary
  9. 2021-06-30
    BUCKLE, Diane resigned
    secretary
  10. 2020-12-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As J.O.R. DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
  11. 2020-12-18
    REID, Bridget Louise appointed
    director
  12. 2020-12-18
    REID, Jonathan Oswald appointed
    director
  13. 2020-12-18
    BUCKLE, Diane appointed
    secretary
  14. 2020-12-18
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +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.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited 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

clean
No 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Jonathan Oswald Reid
Individual · British · DOB 02/1981 · age 45
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control18/12/2020

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
Incorporated2020-12-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC71121 — Engineering design activities for industrial process and production

Registered office

The Old Moy Schoolhouse
Tomatin
Inverness
IV13 7YE
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-17
Last: 2025-12-03

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

DRYSDALE, Brian
secretary · appointed 2021-11-01
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Active
REID, Bridget Louise
director · ~46y · appointed 2020-12-18
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Active
REID, Jonathan Oswald
director · ~45y · appointed 2020-12-18
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Active
BUCKLE, Diane
secretary · appointed 2020-12-18 · resigned 2021-06-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (13 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-10
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2021-11-03
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-11-03
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2020-12-18