JCM ONLINE LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC758633 · ltd · incorporated 2023-02-13
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
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
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-28
Average employees100

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-07-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-07-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-03-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2025-03-17
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2025-02-07
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2025-02-01
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2025-01-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2024-03-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2023-06-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2023-02-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As JCM ONLINE LTD
  13. 2023-02-13
    MURRAY, Jodie Catherine appointed
    director
  14. 2023-02-13
    📄
    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 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Jodie Catherine Murray
Individual · British · DOB 11/1996 · age 30
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control13/02/2023

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
Incorporated2023-02-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

49 John Finnie Street
F7
Kilmarnock
East Ayrshire
KA1 1BL
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-26
Last: 2026-02-12

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

MURRAY, Jodie Catherine
director · ~30y · appointed 2023-02-13
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Recent filings (15 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-17
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-02-07
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-11
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-02-13