JS BEDDING CONTRACTORS LTD

🌱Startupactive
SC832686 · ltd · incorporated 2024-12-27
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
Upgrade to see
Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

What this business does
Primary activity: Other construction installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (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: 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
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
5 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

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 (6 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-01
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-12-01
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-12-01
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2024-12-27
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As JS BEDDING CONTRACTORS LTD
  5. 2024-12-27
    BEDDING, James Stanley appointed
    director
  6. 2024-12-27
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

95/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BEDDING" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Young company: Only 1.5 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

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
James Stanley Bedding
Individual · Scottish · DOB 06/1998 · age 28
75100%
75-100% shares27/12/2024

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

Similar companies

Active · Construction · AB postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
SEIVWRIGHT BROTHERS LIMITED
SC234623 · est 2002
£8.04M
£5.74M£10.33M
7323y8776y
THISTLE WINDOWS & CONSERVATORIES LIMITED
SC159622 · est 1995
£1.28M
£917.3k£1.65M
11930y8465y
SKENE ENTERPRISES (ABERDEEN) LIMITED
SC072886 · est 1980
£910.0k
£650.0k£1.17M
10545y8387y
AJC CONSTRUCTION SCOTLAND LIMITED
SC216542 · est 2001
270025y8360y
AM CAMPBELL (UK) LTD.
SC212573 · est 2000
£62.6k25y8363y
LADYSBRIDGE VILLAGE LIMITED
SC262049 · est 2004
022y8375y
SPARK'S MECHANICAL SERVICES LIMITED
SC102458 · est 1986
£3.06M39y8359y
T & M SLATING LTD.
SC251627 · est 2003
923y8359y
A & B BUCHAN LIMITED
SC375607 · est 2010
£945.4k16y8262y
A G FLEMING CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
SC339764 · est 2008
40018y8259y
A J DONALD (SLATERS) LIMITED
SC345042 · est 2008
£123.8k18y8265y
A R D PROPERTIES LIMITED
SC193678 · est 1999
£3.16M27y8262y
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →
🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-12-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43290 — Other construction installation

Registered office

87 Mild Street
Fraserburgh
Aberdeenshire
AB43 9JN
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-27
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-09
Last: 2025-12-26

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

BEDDING, James Stanley
director · ~28y · appointed 2024-12-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (5 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-01
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-12-27