JKL RETAIL LTD

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SC606933 · ltd · incorporated 2018-08-31
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

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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 Aug 2024
Net worth
£30.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 76). 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 (79/100)

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
17 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £30,481

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£30k
↑ 31% YoY
Current Assets
£54k
↓ 6.8% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£12k£23k£35k£46k£58kAug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Total assets£26.4k£14.8k
Current assets£54.1k£58.1k
Net assets£30.5k£23.3k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-04-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-02-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2023-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-03-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-08-31
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2020-08-31
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2020-08-28
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    KENNY, Tommy Brechany Reid resigned
    director
  10. 2020-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-08-31
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    Company incorporated
    As JKL RETAIL LTD
  12. 2018-08-31
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    JANIK, Karol appointed
    director
  13. 2018-08-31
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    KENNY, Tommy Brechany Reid appointed
    director
  14. 2018-08-31
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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 76 — 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 76 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Karol Janik
Individual · British · DOB 12/1950 · age 76
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control31/08/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Tommy Brechany Reid Kennyceased 28/08/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% 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
Incorporated2018-08-31
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47599 — Retail sale of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised stores

Registered office

5 Miller Road
Ayr
KA7 2AX
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-13
Last: 2025-08-30

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

JANIK, Karol→
director · ~76y · appointed 2018-08-31
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Active
KENNY, Tommy Brechany Reid→
director · ~40y · appointed 2018-08-31 · resigned 2020-08-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (17 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-31
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-08-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-04-27