JOLI VIN LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC586129 · ltd · incorporated 2018-01-18
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
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£-34.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46342
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 47110Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
  • 47910Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 73). 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 (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 £34,140

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
-£34k
↓ 15% YoY
Current Assets
£139k
↓ 3.0% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£34k£1k£37k£72k£108k£143kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£-33.2k£-28.1k
Current assets£139.0k£143.3k
Net assets£-34.1k£-29.7k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-31
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2025-08-31
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    MACMILLAN, Angus Ewen resigned
    director
  3. 2025-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-08-04
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-06-28
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    accounts · AA01
  7. 2023-01-20
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    accounts · AAMD
  8. 2022-11-11
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    accounts · AAMD
  9. 2022-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-09-30
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2022-06-30
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2021-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-01-31
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2020-01-31
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-11-14
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    officers · AP01
  17. 2019-10-22
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  18. 2019-10-03
    ➕
    MACMILLAN, Angus Ewen appointed
    director
  19. 2018-01-18
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    Company incorporated
    As JOLI VIN LTD
  20. 2018-01-18
    ➕
    MAC MILLAN, Angus Andrew appointed
    director
  21. 2018-01-18
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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 73 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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 Angus Andrew Mac Millan
Individual · British · DOB 11/1953 · age 73
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control18/01/2018

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
Incorporated2018-01-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46342 — SIC 46342

Registered office

Bornish House
Bornish
Isle Of South Uist
HS8 5SA
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-27
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last: 2026-01-17

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

MAC MILLAN, Angus Andrew→
director · ~73y · appointed 2018-01-18
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Active
MACMILLAN, Angus Ewen→
director · ~37y · appointed 2019-10-03 · resigned 2025-08-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (25 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-04
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-23
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2023-01-20
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2022-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-09-30
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-27