JAMIESON SINCLAIR LTD

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SC406752 · ltd · incorporated 2011-09-05
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
£-856
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Sound recording and music publishing activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 90020Support activities to performing arts
  • 90030Artistic creation
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 67). 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: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 3 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £856

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
-£856
Current Assets
£893
Current Liabilities
—
-£856-£506-£156£193£543£893Sept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£-856—
Current assets£893—
Net assets£-856—

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2024-06-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-11-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-05-10
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  8. 2022-05-09
    📄
    dissolution-withdrawal-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS02
  9. 2022-05-02
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    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  10. 2021-07-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-09-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2019-06-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-05-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-09-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2017-05-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2011-09-30
    ➕
    THOMSON, Rebecca Lynn appointed
    director
  18. 2011-09-30
    ➖
    HUBBARD, Julia Rebecca Nora resigned
    director
  19. 2011-09-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As JAMIESON SINCLAIR LTD
  20. 2011-09-05
    ➕
    HUBBARD, Julia Rebecca Nora appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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 age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
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 67. 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 15 years.
  • 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
Ms Rebecca Lynn Thomson
Individual · British · DOB 04/1959 · age 67
75–100%
—board control75-100% shares · board control · firm interest01/09/2016

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
Incorporated2011-09-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC59200 — Sound recording and music publishing activities

Registered office

5 Morefield Place
Ullapool
IV26 2TS
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-08
Last: 2025-07-25

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

THOMSON, Rebecca Lynn→
director · ~67y · appointed 2011-09-30
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Active
HUBBARD, Julia Rebecca Nora→
director · ~64y · appointed 2011-09-05 · resigned 2011-09-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (39 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-25
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2022-05-10
dissolution-withdrawal-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS02
2022-05-09
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2022-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-07-12