JKDP LTD.

💤Zombieactive
SC368818 · ltd · incorporated 2009-11-19
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 May 2025
Net worth
£68.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Dormant / non-trading 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: 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: medium (77/100)

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 (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
58 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £68,556
Net assets shrinking
Down £4,600 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£69k
↓ 6.3% YoY
Current Assets
£8k
↓ 25% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£15k£29k£44k£59k£73kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£68.6k£73.2k
Current assets£7.6k£10.2k
Net assets£68.6k£73.2k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-02-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2022-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-05-30
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2021-05-28
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  9. 2020-02-28
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  10. 2019-12-16
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2019-09-17
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2019-03-08
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  13. 2018-12-12
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  14. 2018-09-18
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2017-12-19
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-09-22
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  17. 2015-01-22
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    PENTLAND, Denise resigned
    director
  18. 2009-11-19
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    Company incorporated
    As JKDP LTD.
  19. 2009-11-19
    ➕
    KELLY, James appointed
    director
  20. 2009-11-19
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2009-11-19
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    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2009-11-19
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    MABBOTT, Stephen George appointed
    director
  23. 2009-11-19
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    MABBOTT, Stephen George resigned
    director
  24. 2009-11-19
    ➕
    PENTLAND, Denise 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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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 James Kelly
Individual · British · DOB 12/1960 · age 66
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2009-11-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

11 Portland Road
Kilmarnock
Ayrshire
KA1 2BT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-28
Last: 2025-09-14

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

KELLY, James→
director · ~66y · appointed 2009-11-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2009-11-19 · resigned 2009-11-19
Resigned
MABBOTT, Stephen George→
director · ~76y · appointed 2009-11-19 · resigned 2009-11-19
Resigned
PENTLAND, Denise→
director · ~62y · appointed 2009-11-19 · resigned 2015-01-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (58 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-28
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-30
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-02-28