J M PRODUCTS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC273013 · ltd · incorporated 2004-09-07

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.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Aug 2024

Net worth

£20.5k

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 46150

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 21.5y

45/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Oldest live charge is 21.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

57 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £20,488

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£5k

Net Worth

£20k

Current Assets

£20k

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-08-31
Total assets	£20.5k
Current assets	£20.0k
Cash	£5.4k
Debtors	£11.6k
Net assets	£20.5k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand

2025-12-30
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-12-30
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-30
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-11-17
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-10-27
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MAXWELL, James Mcmaster resigned
director
2025-05-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-05-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-09-18
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2018-09-10
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MAXWELL, Cameron John appointed
director
2018-05-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-05-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-05-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2004-11-15
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2004-09-07
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Company incorporated
As J M PRODUCTS LIMITED
2004-09-07
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MAXWELL, Eileen appointed
secretary
2004-09-07
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FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-09-07
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FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-09-07
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MAXWELL, James Mcmaster appointed
director
2004-09-07
➕
FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2004-09-07
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FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

75/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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
Mrs Eileen Maxwell Individual · British · DOB 03/1956 · age 70	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	27/10/2025

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr James Mcmaster Maxwellceased 27/10/2025· 25-50% shares

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

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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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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.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2004-09-07

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC46150 — SIC 46150

Registered office

15 Bailie Fyfe Way

Overtown

Wishaw

North Lanarkshire

ML2 0EH

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-07-31

Last made up to: 2024-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-24

Last: 2025-10-10

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

MAXWELL, Eileen→

secretary · appointed 2004-09-07

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

MAXWELL, Cameron John→

director · ~43y · appointed 2018-09-10

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Active

FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-09-07 · resigned 2004-09-07

Resigned

MAXWELL, James Mcmaster→

director · ~77y · appointed 2004-09-07 · resigned 2025-10-27

Resigned

FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-09-07 · resigned 2004-09-07

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Bond & floating charge	1 property	15/11/2004	—

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Recent filings (57 total)

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2025-12-30

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-12-30

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2025-12-30

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended

accounts · AA01

2025-11-17