A P JESS (PAISLEY) LTD.

🌳Matureactive
SC157144 · ltd · incorporated 1995-03-29
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 31.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10130
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 31.1y

50/100
clean up first

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 31.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
18 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
84 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees00

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-11-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-08-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2020-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-04-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2017-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-05-04
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-04-02
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2005-07-22
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    JESS, Archibald Paton, Mr. resigned
    director
  17. 2005-07-22
    ➖
    JESS, Catherine Davidson Wilson resigned
    director
  18. 1996-03-25
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    JESS, David Campbell, Mr. appointed
    secretary
  19. 1996-03-25
    ➖
    CAIRNS, William Dominic resigned
    secretary
  20. 1996-02-06
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    Charge satisfied #1
  21. 1995-10-17
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  22. 1995-04-05
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  23. 1995-03-29
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    Company incorporated
    As A P JESS (PAISLEY) LTD.
  24. 1995-03-29
    ➕
    JESS, Archibald Allan appointed
    director
  25. 1995-03-29
    ➕
    JESS, David Campbell, Mr. appointed
    director
  26. 1995-03-29
    ➕
    CAIRNS, William Dominic appointed
    secretary
  27. 1995-03-29
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 1995-03-29
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 1995-03-29
    ➕
    JESS, Archibald Paton, Mr. appointed
    director
  30. 1995-03-29
    ➕
    JESS, Catherine Davidson Wilson appointed
    director
  31. 1995-03-29
    ➕
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  32. 1995-03-29
    ➖
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "JESS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 31 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 68. 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 31 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 31 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Campbell Jess
Individual · British · DOB 08/1958 · age 68
50–75%
—50-75% shares10/04/2016

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

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1995-03-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC10130 — SIC 10130

Registered office

The Green
Twechar
Glasgow
Lanarkshire
G65 9QA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-08
Last: 2026-03-25

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

JESS, David Campbell, Mr.→
secretary · appointed 1996-03-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JESS, Archibald Allan→
director · ~65y · appointed 1995-03-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JESS, David Campbell, Mr.→
director · ~68y · appointed 1995-03-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CAIRNS, William Dominic→
secretary · appointed 1995-03-29 · resigned 1996-03-25
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1995-03-29 · resigned 1995-03-29
Resigned
JESS, Archibald Paton, Mr.→
director · ~93y · appointed 1995-03-29 · resigned 2005-07-22
Resigned
JESS, Catherine Davidson Wilson→
director · ~90y · appointed 1995-03-29 · resigned 2005-07-22
Resigned
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1995-03-29 · resigned 1995-03-29
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Floating charge1 property17/10/1995—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property05/04/199506/02/1996
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Recent filings (84 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-12-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-01-06