JLC RETAILER LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC692939 · ltd · incorporated 2021-03-22
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£100
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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. 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 (78/100)

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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
19 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £100

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£100
~ YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£20£40£60£80£100Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£100£100
Net assets£100£100

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-05-11
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2021-07-06
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  7. 2021-07-05
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  8. 2021-06-16
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2021-04-02
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2021-04-02
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2021-04-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2021-04-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2021-03-31
    CAMPBELL, Jennifer Louise appointed
    director
  14. 2021-03-31
    DEANE, David William resigned
    director
  15. 2021-03-31
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  16. 2021-03-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As JLC RETAILER LTD
  17. 2021-03-22
    DEANE, David William appointed
    director
  18. 2021-03-22
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Jennifer Louise Campbell
Individual · British · DOB 03/1986 · age 40
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control31/03/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr David William Deaneceased 31/03/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% 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
Incorporated2021-03-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

17 Wallacelea
Rumford
Falkirk
FK2 0AJ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-04
Last: 2026-03-21

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

CAMPBELL, Jennifer Louise
director · ~40y · appointed 2021-03-31
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Active
DEANE, David William
director · ~62y · appointed 2021-03-22 · resigned 2021-03-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (19 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-16
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2021-07-06
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-07-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-06-16
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-04-02
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-04-02