JACKSON INSTRUMENT SERVICES LTD

💤Zombieactive

SC323001 · ltd · incorporated 2007-05-04

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). 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 (73/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

54 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand

2025-12-15
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accounts · AA
2024-09-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-24
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-11-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-11-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-11-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-03-26
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2018-03-26
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2018-03-26
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2017-12-22
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accounts · AA
2016-11-16
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accounts · AA
2016-05-04
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annual-return · AR01
2010-06-01
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IRELAND, Jane Yvonne resigned
secretary
2007-11-13
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IRELAND, Jane Yvonne appointed
secretary
2007-11-13
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FREELANCE EURO CONTRACTING LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2007-08-13
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JACKSON, Neil Anthony appointed
director
2007-08-13
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ROBERTSON, Alexander George resigned
director
2007-05-04
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Company incorporated
As JACKSON INSTRUMENT SERVICES LTD
2007-05-04
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FREELANCE EURO CONTRACTING LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2007-05-04
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ROBERTSON, Alexander George appointed
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 "JACKSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Neil Anthony Jackson Individual · British · DOB 02/1966 · age 60	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	26/03/2018
Ms Jane Yvonne Ireland Individual · British · DOB 01/1968 · age 58	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	26/03/2018

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

Incorporated2007-05-04

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

9 Station Road

Watten

Wick

KW1 5YN

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-05-16

Last: 2025-05-02

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

JACKSON, Neil Anthony→

director · ~60y · appointed 2007-08-13

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

IRELAND, Jane Yvonne→

secretary · appointed 2007-11-13 · resigned 2010-06-01

Resigned

FREELANCE EURO CONTRACTING LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-05-04 · resigned 2007-11-13

Resigned

ROBERTSON, Alexander George→

director · ~74y · appointed 2007-05-04 · resigned 2007-08-13

Resigned

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Recent filings (54 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-12-15

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-05-02

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-09-26

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-05-03

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-11-27

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-05-04

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-11-11

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-05-04

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2021-12-06

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-05-04

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2021-02-24

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2020-11-24

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2020-05-04

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2019-11-01

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2019-05-22