JYF SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC671998 · ltd · incorporated 2020-08-25

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 Aug 2024

Net worth

£1

book net assets

Opportunity

71/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 43130

Sector: Construction

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

12 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

71/100Strong

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £1

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£1

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-08-31	2023-08-31
Total assets	£1	—
Net assets	£1	—

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand

2025-05-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-10
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-11-09
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2020-08-25
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Company incorporated
As JYF SERVICES LIMITED
2020-08-25
➕
FORBES, Lori Anne appointed
secretary
2020-08-25
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FORBES, James Young appointed
director
2020-08-25
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incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100

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.
+No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr James Young Forbes Individual · British · DOB 08/1984 · age 42	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	25/08/2020

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

Incorporated2020-08-25

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC43130 — SIC 43130

Registered office

8 Marywell Village

Arbroath

DD11 5RH

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-05-31

Last made up to: 2024-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-05

Last: 2025-05-22

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

FORBES, Lori Anne→

secretary · appointed 2020-08-25

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Active

FORBES, James Young→

director · ~42y · appointed 2020-08-25

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Active

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Recent filings (12 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-05-31

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-05-25

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-05-22

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2024-05-22

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2023-05-25

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-05-25

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-05-25

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-05-25

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date

gazette · DISS40

2021-11-10

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-11-09

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2021-11-09

incorporation-company

incorporation · NEWINC

2020-08-25