JADESA JOINERY LTD
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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £7.9k | — |
| Current assets | £9.3k | — |
| Cash | £684 | — |
| Debtors | £8.6k | — |
| Net assets | £7.9k | — |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
2 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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- • 1 confirmation-statement
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- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-05✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2024-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-21✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2024-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-22🏢Company incorporatedAs JADESA JOINERY LTD
- 2021-01-22➕SAUNDERSON, James Derek appointeddirector
- 2021-01-22➕SAUNDERSON, Victoria Lindsay appointeddirector
- 2021-01-22📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +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.
- +No director turnover: Company is 5 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 med ·Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2024-11-05: certificate-change-of-name-company; 2024-08-21: certificate-change-of-name-company
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Victoria Lindsay Saunderson Individual · British · DOB 06/1977 · age 49 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 22/01/2021 |
Mr James Derek Saunderson Individual · British · DOB 07/1972 · age 54 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 22/01/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
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