JESYSTEMS LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
SC770588 · ltd · incorporated 2023-05-25
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
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 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
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 200 | 200 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-28📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-11-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-11-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-11-13➕BAIRD, James George Gunning appointeddirector
- 2024-11-13➕WARD, Julie appointeddirector
- 2024-10-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-07-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-07-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-07-11📄notice-of-removal-of-a-directorofficers · AP01
- 2024-07-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-05-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-05-25🏢Company incorporatedAs JESYSTEMS LTD
- 2023-05-25📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
78/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
- +Young company: Only 3.0 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 lowMultiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr James George Gunning Baird Individual · British · DOB 02/1960 · age 66 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 25/05/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-05-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities
Registered office
6 Alnwickhill Crescent
Edinburgh
EH16 6XY
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-28
Last: 2025-11-14
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
BAIRD, James George Gunning→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2024-11-13
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Recent filings (15 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-28
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-10-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-11
notice-of-removal-of-a-director
officers · AP01
2024-07-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-28
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-05-25