JOLA1 LTD

🌱Startupactive
SC816196 · ltd · incorporated 2024-07-11
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
year to Dec 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Public houses and bars
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 1.0y

50/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Newest facility, 1.0 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
8 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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 · FRS 102
Metric2025-12-31
Average employees400

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

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3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-07
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  3. 2025-04-25
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Christopher Purves
  4. 2024-12-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-12-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2024-12-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2024-08-05
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2024-07-11
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    Company incorporated
    As JOLA1 LTD
  9. 2024-07-11
    ADAMS, Christopher appointed
    director
  10. 2024-07-11
    ADAMS, Jennifer appointed
    director
  11. 2024-07-11
    PURVES, Christopher Alan appointed
    director
  12. 2024-07-11
    PURVES, Lyn appointed
    director
  13. 2024-07-11
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

53/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +Young company: Only 1.8 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Christopher Adams
Individual · Scottish · DOB 02/1978 · age 48
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting11/07/2024
Jennifer Adams
Individual · Scottish · DOB 12/1977 · age 49
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting11/07/2024

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
Incorporated2024-07-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56302 — Public houses and bars

Registered office

65 Spylaw Bank Road
Edinburgh
EH13 0JD
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-24
Last: 2025-07-10

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

ADAMS, Christopher
director · ~48y · appointed 2024-07-11
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Active
ADAMS, Jennifer
director · ~49y · appointed 2024-07-11
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Active
PURVES, Christopher Alan
director · ~56y · appointed 2024-07-11
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Active
PURVES, Lyn
director · ~52y · appointed 2024-07-11
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Active

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Christopher Purves / Lyn Purves
A registered charge25/04/2025
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Recent filings (8 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-27
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-05-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-09
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-08-05
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-07-11