JCM LEISURE LTD

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SC566973 · ltd · incorporated 2017-05-24
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 2024
Net worth
£2
book net assets
Opportunity
62/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Licenced restaurants
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed hospitality with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 62/100 (worth a look), bankability 55/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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

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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
62/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review 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 £2

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£2
~ YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£0£1£1£2£2May 2023May 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-05-312023-05-31
Total assets£2£2
Net assets£2£2

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-02-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2024-01-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2024-01-02
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2024-01-02
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2023-04-14
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    FRIED, Martin appointed
    director
  8. 2023-04-14
    ➖
    CHARLTON, John resigned
    director
  9. 2023-03-07
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  10. 2023-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-06-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2022-06-14
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2022-06-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2022-06-14
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2022-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-05-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-05-15
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2020-05-15
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  19. 2020-05-07
    ➕
    CHARLTON, John appointed
    director
  20. 2020-05-07
    ➖
    HARRISON, Kelly resigned
    director
  21. 2020-04-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  22. 2020-02-07
    ➖
    CHARLTON, John resigned
    director
  23. 2020-02-07
    ➕
    HARRISON, Kelly appointed
    director
  24. 2019-03-03
    ➕
    CHARLTON, John appointed
    director
  25. 2019-03-03
    ➖
    KERR, Duncan Hamish Edward resigned
    director
  26. 2017-05-24
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    Company incorporated
    As JCM LEISURE LTD
  27. 2017-05-24
    ➕
    KERR, Duncan Hamish Edward appointed
    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

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-02-28

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Martin Fried
Individual · British · DOB 05/1981 · age 45
75–100%
—75-100% shares14/04/2023
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr John Charltonceased 14/04/2023· 75-100% shares
  • Mrs Kelly Jane Harrisonceased 07/05/2020· 75-100% shares
  • Mr John Charltonceased 07/02/2020· 75-100% shares
  • Mr Duncan Hamish Edward Kerrceased 03/03/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2017-05-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants

Registered office

34 Queens Highlands
Aberdeen
AB15 4AR
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-02-28OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-05
Last: 2025-05-22

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

FRIED, Martin→
director · ~45y · appointed 2023-04-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CHARLTON, John→
director · ~74y · appointed 2020-05-07 · resigned 2023-04-14
Resigned
CHARLTON, John→
director · ~74y · appointed 2019-03-03 · resigned 2020-02-07
Resigned
HARRISON, Kelly→
director · ~46y · appointed 2020-02-07 · resigned 2020-05-07
Resigned
KERR, Duncan Hamish Edward→
director · ~59y · appointed 2017-05-24 · resigned 2019-03-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (36 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-01-02
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-01-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-24
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-06-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-06-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-06-14