NJ ADVISORY LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC686751 · ltd · incorporated 2021-01-22
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.
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£0
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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 (76/100)

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
16 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
Net assets shrinking
Down £397 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£0
↓ 100% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
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£0£79£159£238£318£397Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£0£397
Current assets—£397
Net assets£0£397

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-03
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2025-01-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-12-31
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2024-02-02
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    legacy
    miscellaneous · RPCH01
  6. 2024-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-06-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2023-06-07
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  9. 2023-06-07
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2022-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-06-15
    ➖
    CAMPBELL, Leanne Catherine Harriet resigned
    director
  12. 2022-05-15
    ➖
    CAMPBELL, Leanne Catherine Harriet resigned
    secretary
  13. 2021-01-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As NJ ADVISORY LTD
  14. 2021-01-22
    ➕
    JOHNSTON, Nicholas Ian appointed
    director
  15. 2021-01-22
    ➕
    CAMPBELL, Leanne Catherine Harriet appointed
    secretary
  16. 2021-01-22
    ➕
    CAMPBELL, Leanne Catherine Harriet appointed
    director
  17. 2021-01-22
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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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Nicholas Ian Johnston
Individual · British · DOB 06/1984 · age 42
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control22/01/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Ms Leanne Catherine Harriet Campbellceased 15/05/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2021-01-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

36 Glen Shee Gardens
Carluke
South Lanarkshire
ML8 4RR
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-28
Last: 2026-01-14

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

JOHNSTON, Nicholas Ian→
director · ~42y · appointed 2021-01-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CAMPBELL, Leanne Catherine Harriet→
secretary · appointed 2021-01-22 · resigned 2022-05-15
Resigned
CAMPBELL, Leanne Catherine Harriet→
director · ~42y · appointed 2021-01-22 · resigned 2022-06-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (16 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-03
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-02
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-04
legacy
miscellaneous · RPCH01
2024-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-07
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-06-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-06-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-18