JJR INSPECTION SERVICES LIMITED

🌿Early-stageactive
SC769203 · ltd · incorporated 2023-05-12
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to May 2024
Net worth
£17.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
60/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of engines and turbines (except aircraft, vehicle and cycle engines)
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 33170SIC 33170
  • 84250SIC 84250
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed manufacturing with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 60/100 (worth a look), bankability 50/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100).

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, 3 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
10 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
60/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
45
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
50
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 £17,687

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£18k
Current Assets
£22k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-05-31
Total assets£17.7k
Current assets£21.8k
Net assets£17.7k

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 (10 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-28
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  2. 2025-05-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-02-11
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-11-27
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  5. 2024-11-26
    📄
    administrative-restoration-company
    restoration · RT01
  6. 2024-10-22
    📄
    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  7. 2024-08-06
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2023-05-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As JJR INSPECTION SERVICES LIMITED
  9. 2023-05-12
    RITCHIE, Jordan appointed
    director
  10. 2023-05-12
    📄
    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.
  • +Young company: Only 3.0 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

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 ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-02-28

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Jordan Ritchie
Individual · Scottish · DOB 01/1996 · age 30
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control12/05/2023

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
Incorporated2023-05-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC28110 — Manufacture of engines and turbines (except aircraft, vehicle and cycle engines)

Registered office

352 Argyll Street
Dunoon
Argyll
PA23 7RL
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-02-28OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-25
Last: 2025-05-11

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

RITCHIE, Jordan
director · ~30y · appointed 2023-05-12
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Recent filings (10 total)

gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-11
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-26
administrative-restoration-company
restoration · RT01
2024-11-26
gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2024-10-22
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-08-06
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-05-12