JUSTFONE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

03926817 · ltd · incorporated 2000-02-16

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 May 2025

Net worth

£-219.5k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other telecommunications activities

Sector: Information & communication

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

13 officers (3 active, 13 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

7 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

83 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £219,518

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

-£220k

↑ 15% YoY

Current Assets

£78k

↑ 3.3% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-05-31	2024-05-31
Total assets	£62.5k	£46.6k
Current assets	£77.8k	£75.3k
Net assets	£-219.5k	£-259.4k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand

2026-02-19
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2023-02-27
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2022-02-25
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2021-05-07
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2020-02-25
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2019-04-03
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2018-12-21
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2016-03-18
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2003-06-25
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BLAISDELL, Victoria resigned
director
2003-06-12
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FORD, Timothy appointed
secretary
2003-06-12
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FORD, Timothy appointed
director
2003-06-12
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SHAWYER, James Sebastian resigned
secretary
2003-06-12
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SHAWYER, James Sebastian resigned
director
2003-06-12
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WEINREICH, Rudolf Walter resigned
director
2003-05-01
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BLAISDELL, Victoria appointed
director
2002-05-11
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KANTOLUOTO, Asko resigned
director
2000-11-28
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SHAWYER, James Sebastian appointed
secretary
2000-07-04
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SHAWYER, James Sebastian appointed
director
2000-06-30
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KINMOND, Hamish Bowick resigned
secretary
2000-06-30
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KANTOLUOTO, Asko appointed
director
2000-06-30
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KINMOND, Hamish Bowick resigned
director
2000-05-18
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BROWN, Steven Ashley appointed
director
2000-05-18
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KINMOND, Hamish Bowick appointed
secretary
2000-05-18
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OVALSEC LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2000-05-18
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KINMOND, Hamish Bowick appointed
director
2000-05-18
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OVAL NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
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2000-05-18
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OVALSEC LIMITED resigned
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2000-05-08
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WEINREICH, Rudolf Walter appointed
director
2000-02-16
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Company incorporated
As JUSTFONE LIMITED
2000-02-16
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OVALSEC LIMITED appointed
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2000-02-16
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OVAL NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
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2000-02-16
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OVALSEC LIMITED appointed
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Owner dependency

83/100

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

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Timothy Ford Individual · British · DOB 08/1957 · age 69	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	01/06/2016

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

Incorporated2000-02-16

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC61900 — Other telecommunications activities

Registered office

17 Walkergate

Berwick-Upon-Tweed

Northumberland

TD15 1DJ

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-02

Last: 2026-02-16

Officers (3 active · 10 resigned)

FORD, Timothy→

secretary · appointed 2003-06-12

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Active

BROWN, Steven Ashley→

director · ~62y · appointed 2000-05-18

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Active

FORD, Timothy→

director · ~69y · appointed 2003-06-12

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Active

KINMOND, Hamish Bowick→

secretary · appointed 2000-05-18 · resigned 2000-06-30

Resigned

SHAWYER, James Sebastian→

secretary · appointed 2000-11-28 · resigned 2003-06-12

Resigned

OVALSEC LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-02-16 · resigned 2000-05-18

Resigned

BLAISDELL, Victoria→

director · ~54y · appointed 2003-05-01 · resigned 2003-06-25

Resigned

KANTOLUOTO, Asko→

director · ~54y · appointed 2000-06-30 · resigned 2002-05-11

Resigned

KINMOND, Hamish Bowick→

director · ~74y · appointed 2000-05-18 · resigned 2000-06-30

Resigned

SHAWYER, James Sebastian→

director · ~73y · appointed 2000-07-04 · resigned 2003-06-12

Resigned

WEINREICH, Rudolf Walter→

director · ~82y · appointed 2000-05-08 · resigned 2003-06-12

Resigned

OVAL NOMINEES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-02-16 · resigned 2000-05-18

Resigned

OVALSEC LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-02-16 · resigned 2000-05-18

Resigned

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