J BEELIVE LTD

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SC814938 · ltd · incorporated 2024-06-28
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
60/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 60/100 (worth a look), bankability 45/100. 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: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
9 filings
60
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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-14
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2025-10-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-10-13
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2025-10-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-10-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2025-10-13
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2025-10-10
    ALKSNIS, Andris appointed
    director
  8. 2025-10-10
    BLEIVE, Janis resigned
    director
  9. 2025-09-16
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2024-06-28
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As J BEELIVE LTD
  11. 2024-06-28
    BLEIVE, Janis appointed
    director
  12. 2024-06-28
    📄
    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 1.9 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: 2026-03-28

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andris Alksnis
Individual · Latvian · DOB 05/1974 · age 52
75100%
75-100% shares · trust interest10/10/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Janis Bleiveceased 10/10/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2024-06-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47599 — Retail sale of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised stores

Registered office

77 High Street
Cockenzie
Prestonpans
EH32 0DG
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-03-28OVERDUE
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-11
Last: 2025-06-27

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

ALKSNIS, Andris
director · ~52y · appointed 2025-10-10
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Active
BLEIVE, Janis
director · ~40y · appointed 2024-06-28 · resigned 2025-10-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (9 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-10-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-10-13
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-09-16
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-06-28