JO JO CO. CANDLES LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
SC692003 · ltd · incorporated 2021-03-12
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒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
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of household goods (other than musical instruments) n.e.c.
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (70/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
12 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year 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 |
|---|---|
| Average employees | 300 |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-09-04📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2025-09-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-12🏢Company incorporatedAs JO JO CO. CANDLES LTD
- 2021-03-12➕MATHEWSON, Jo appointeddirector
- 2021-03-12➕MATHEWSON, Neil Roger appointeddirector
- 2021-03-12📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 5 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mrs Jo Mathewson Individual · British · DOB 08/1978 · age 48 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 12/03/2021 |
Mr Neil Roger Mathewson Individual · British · DOB 07/1978 · age 48 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 12/03/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-03-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46499 — Wholesale of household goods (other than musical instruments) n.e.c.
Registered office
48 Grange Road
Burntisland
KY3 0HZ
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-22
Last: 2026-03-08
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
MATHEWSON, Jo→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2021-03-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MATHEWSON, Neil Roger→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2021-03-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (12 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-24
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2025-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-09
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-03-12