JI & K LTD
🌱Startupactive
SC820226 · ltd · incorporated 2024-08-22
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
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 47190Other retail sale in non-specialised stores
- 47620SIC 47620
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.
Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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 (69/100)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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year 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 · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-02-28 |
|---|---|
| Average employees | 0 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-09📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-03-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-03-05📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-03-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-03-05📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-03-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-02-27➖ARIF, Ijaz resignedsecretary
- 2025-02-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-02-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-02-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-02-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-02-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-02-27📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-02-26➕IQBAL, Javed appointeddirector
- 2025-02-26➖ARIF, Ijaz resigneddirector
- 2025-02-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-10-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-08-22🏢Company incorporatedAs JI & K LTD
- 2024-08-22➕ARIF, Ijaz appointedsecretary
- 2024-08-22➕ARIF, Ijaz appointeddirector
- 2024-08-22📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
80/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 1.7 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
45/100
Moderate signalSome 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 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 Javed Iqbal Individual · Pakistani · DOB 04/1978 · age 48 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 26/02/2025 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Sheikh Mohammad Kamran Farooqceased 26/02/2025· 25-50% shares
- Mr Ijaz Arifceased 26/02/2025· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-08-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47110 — Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
Registered office
70 Bell Street
Glasgow
G1 1LQ
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-04
Last: 2026-01-21
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
IQBAL, Javed→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2025-02-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ARIF, Ijaz→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2024-08-22 · resigned 2025-02-27
ARIF, Ijaz→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2024-08-22 · resigned 2025-02-26
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Recent filings (18 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-09
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-03-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-03-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-03-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-02-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-02-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-02-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-27
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-02-27