BRUCE JACKSON LTD
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £98.3k | £9.8k |
| Current assets | £173.7k | £92.7k |
| Cash | £161.9k | £89.2k |
| Debtors | £11.8k | £3.5k |
| Net assets | £98.3k | £9.8k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-24📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2024-07-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-23✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2023-03-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-03-22📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-03-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-03-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-03-20➕BRUCE, Diarmid Noel appointeddirector
- 2023-03-20➕SCOTT, Ian appointeddirector
- 2022-10-31🏢Company incorporatedAs BRUCE JACKSON LTD
- 2022-10-31➕BATEMAN, Jackson appointeddirector
- 2022-10-31📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BRUCE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
Succession & seller-readiness
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Diarmid Noel Bruce Individual · British · DOB 12/1969 · age 57 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 20/03/2023 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Jackson Batemanceased 20/03/2023· 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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