JAY DEE STEEL LIMITED

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SC719998 · ltd · incorporated 2022-01-17
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£2.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
62/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 25990
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 33110SIC 33110
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed manufacturing with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 62/100 (worth a look), bankability 60/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
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
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
13 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
62/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review 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 £2,198

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£2k
Current Assets
£4k
Current Liabilities
£0£803£2k£2k£3k£4kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£2.2k
Current assets£4.0k
Net assets£2.2k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-28
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  2. 2025-09-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-06
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-03-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-03-25
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-08-31
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-01-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-01-26
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2022-08-03
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2022-01-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As JAY DEE STEEL LIMITED
  11. 2022-01-17
    DOAK, Jamie Alexander appointed
    director
  12. 2022-01-17
    📄
    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

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-01-30

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Jamie Alexander Doak
Individual · British · DOB 07/1976 · age 50
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control17/01/2022

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
Incorporated2022-01-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC25990 — SIC 25990

Registered office

Unit I/J, Meadowside Industrial Estate
59 Meadowside Street
Renfrew
PA4 8SR
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-01-30OVERDUE
Last: 2025-01-16

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

DOAK, Jamie Alexander
director · ~50y · appointed 2022-01-17
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Recent filings (13 total)

gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-26
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-01-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-08-03
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-01-17