LJCN PROJECTS LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC685357 · ltd · incorporated 2021-01-08
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.
Why now
Window steady · medium confidence
Mixed signals — 1 changes over 30 days, no clear direction yet.
  • · Filings: 12 → 13
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture improved over the last 30 days — 1 positive signal vs 0 negative.

  • Filings: 1213
Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jan 2026
Net worth
£460
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 30110
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 33150SIC 33150
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -97% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (84/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
3 years of iXBRL accounts extracted + narrative notes parsed
95
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
13 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
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
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 £460
Very low cash
Cash position: £20
Cash draining
Cash down 97% YoY
Cash YoY
-97%
Year on year

Key financials

3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£20
↓ 97% YoY
Net Worth
£460
↑ 22% YoY
Current Assets
£8k
↓ 25% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£2k£4k£7k£9k£11kJan 2024Jan 2025Jan 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-01-312025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£460£423£596
Current assets£8.5k£11.2k£10.4k
Cash£20£688£3.5k
Debtors£8.5k£10.5k£6.9k
Net assets£460£376£501

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 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-03-08
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2024-03-06
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2023-10-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-01-08
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As LJCN PROJECTS LTD
  9. 2021-01-08
    NEILLIS, Laura Jessica appointed
    director
  10. 2021-01-08
    📄
    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

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
Miss Laura Jessica Neillis
Individual · Scottish · DOB 07/1995 · age 31
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control08/01/2021

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
Incorporated2021-01-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC30110 — SIC 30110

Registered office

18 Dunrod Street
Glasgow
G32 9XH
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-31
Last made up to: 2026-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-21
Last: 2026-01-07

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

NEILLIS, Laura Jessica
director · ~31y · appointed 2021-01-08
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Recent filings (13 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-15
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-03-08
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-28
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-01-08