J WATT RESTORATIONS LIMITED

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SC246202 · ltd · incorporated 2003-03-21
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£87.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47791
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -36% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
61 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £87,941
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,556 YoY
Cash YoY
-36%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£14k
↓ 36% YoY
Net Worth
£88k
↓ 1.7% YoY
Current Assets
£92k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£19k£37k£56k£74k£93kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£88.0k£89.5k
Current assets£92.1k£93.0k
Cash£13.7k£21.4k
Debtors£353£480
Net assets£87.9k£89.5k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-10
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  2. 2024-07-08
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  3. 2024-04-22
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  4. 2023-10-30
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  5. 2022-12-02
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  6. 2022-02-25
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  7. 2020-12-18
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  8. 2019-12-11
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  9. 2018-12-13
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  10. 2018-01-17
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  11. 2016-08-09
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  12. 2016-03-21
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  13. 2016-02-23
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  14. 2016-02-19
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  15. 2015-12-23
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  16. 2003-03-28
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    WATT, Karen Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  17. 2003-03-28
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    WATT, Jeffrey appointed
    director
  18. 2003-03-28
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    PF & S (SECRETARIES) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2003-03-28
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    PF & S (DIRECTORS) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  20. 2003-03-21
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    Company incorporated
    As J WATT RESTORATIONS LIMITED
  21. 2003-03-21
    ➕
    PF & S (SECRETARIES) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2003-03-21
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    PF & S (DIRECTORS) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "WATT" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
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 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Jeffrey Watt
Individual · British · DOB 05/1960 · age 66
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2003-03-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47791 — SIC 47791

Registered office

17 Kaimhill Road
Aberdeen
AB10 7JU
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-04
Last: 2026-03-21

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

WATT, Karen Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2003-03-28
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Active
WATT, Jeffrey→
director · ~66y · appointed 2003-03-28
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Active
PF & S (SECRETARIES) LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2003-03-21 · resigned 2003-03-28
Resigned
PF & S (DIRECTORS) LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2003-03-21 · resigned 2003-03-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (61 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-23
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2025-11-10
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-27
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accounts · AA
2022-12-02
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-11