JL WILKIE & CO LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC679925 · ltd · incorporated 2020-11-05
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. 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).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 2.8y
10/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Newest facility, 2.8 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
20 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 400 | 400 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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 (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-23📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-10-23🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2025-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-09-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-09-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-06-10➕WILKIE, Sarah Louise appointedsecretary
- 2025-06-10📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2025-03-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-03-27📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-03-25➖WILKIE, Joanna Margaret resignedsecretary
- 2025-03-25➖WILKIE, David Stein resigneddirector
- 2024-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-19📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-07-13🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2022-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-29📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-11-05🏢Company incorporatedAs JL WILKIE & CO LIMITED
- 2020-11-05➕WILKIE, David James appointeddirector
- 2020-11-05➕WILKIE, Joanna Margaret appointedsecretary
- 2020-11-05➕WILKIE, David Stein appointeddirector
- 2020-11-05📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
90/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "WILKIE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
Succession & seller-readiness
45/100
Moderate signalSome 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
cleanNo 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 David James Wilkie Individual · Scottish · DOB 09/1979 · age 47 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 05/11/2020 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr David Stein Wilkieceased 25/03/2025· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-11-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road
Registered office
The Anvil Westbank Road
Longforgan
Dundee
DD2 5FB
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-22
Last: 2025-09-08
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
WILKIE, Sarah Louise→
Activesecretary · appointed 2025-06-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WILKIE, David James→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2020-11-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WILKIE, Joanna Margaret→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2020-11-05 · resigned 2025-03-25
WILKIE, David Stein→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2020-11-05 · resigned 2025-03-25
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 13/07/2023 | 23/10/2025 |
Recent filings (20 total)
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-09-08
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-06-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-27
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-05
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-21