JCB HEAVY PRODUCTS LTD

🌳Matureactive
02517503 · ltd · incorporated 1990-07-02
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 28922
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
35 officers (3 active, 35 linked, 33 with DOB)
89
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
17 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
172 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (77 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-04
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  2. 2024-10-02
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  3. 2023-09-28
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  4. 2022-07-14
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  5. 2021-09-25
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  6. 2020-10-28
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    PRATT, Ian John resigned
    director
  7. 2020-10-28
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  8. 2020-10-28
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  9. 2020-03-16
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    GORTON, Alastair John resigned
    director
  10. 2020-03-16
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    PRATT, Ian John appointed
    director
  11. 2020-03-16
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  12. 2020-03-16
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  13. 2019-09-18
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  14. 2019-01-09
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  15. 2019-01-09
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  16. 2019-01-01
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    GORTON, Alastair John appointed
    director
  17. 2019-01-01
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    ROBINSON, Guy Walker resigned
    director
  18. 2018-09-04
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  19. 2018-01-05
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    ATWAL, Buta Singh resigned
    director
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  21. 2018-01-05
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  22. 2018-01-05
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  23. 2018-01-01
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    ROBINSON, Guy Walker appointed
    director
  24. 2017-12-04
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    MOHAN, Michael James resigned
    director
  25. 2017-09-04
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  26. 2017-01-05
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    ATWAL, Buta Singh appointed
    director
  27. 2016-11-11
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    BAMFORD, Joseph Cyril Edward resigned
    director
  28. 2016-09-30
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    HUGHES, Stuart resigned
    director
  29. 2015-11-02
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    HUGHES, Stuart appointed
    director
  30. 2015-11-02
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    MOHAN, Michael James appointed
    director
  31. 2015-03-04
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    GRYS, Paul John resigned
    director
  32. 2014-09-15
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    BAMFORD DL, The Lord resigned
    director
  33. 2013-11-01
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    BLAKE, Alan Russell resigned
    director
  34. 2012-01-01
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    TURNER, Mark William Eric appointed
    director
  35. 2011-06-30
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    UEDA, Shinichi resigned
    director
  36. 2011-01-04
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    SUNAR, Onkar Singh resigned
    director
  37. 2011-01-01
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    GRYS, Paul John appointed
    director
  38. 2010-03-01
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    PATTERSON, John resigned
    director
  39. 2010-01-02
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    MACDONALD, Graeme Angus appointed
    director
  40. 2010-01-02
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    GILL, John resigned
    director
  41. 2009-11-04
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    TAYLOR, Matthew Gordon Robert resigned
    director
  42. 2009-02-02
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    BLAKE, Alan Russell appointed
    director
  43. 2008-10-01
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    SUNAR, Onkar Singh appointed
    director
  44. 2007-01-02
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    TAYLOR, Matthew Gordon Robert appointed
    director
  45. 2006-05-15
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    BAMFORD, Joseph Cyril Edward appointed
    director
  46. 2004-01-19
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    GILL, John appointed
    director
  47. 2003-10-21
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    TIPPING, Keith resigned
    director
  48. 2002-08-28
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    TIPPING, Keith appointed
    director
  49. 2002-08-28
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    TURNER, Mark William Eric resigned
    director
  50. 2001-10-05
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    HOOPER, Reginald Joseph resigned
    director
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Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 36 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

J C Bamford Excavators Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
J C Bamford Excavators Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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JCB HEAVY PRODUCTS LTD
This company · 02517503

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
J C Bamford Excavators Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1990-07-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC28922 — SIC 28922

Registered office

Rocester
Uttoxeter
Staffordshire
ST14 5JP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-01
Last: 2025-06-17

Officers (3 active · 32 resigned)

OVENS, Steven Ernest Robert→
secretary
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Active
MACDONALD, Graeme Angus→
director · ~59y · appointed 2010-01-02
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Active
TURNER, Mark William Eric→
director · ~63y · appointed 2012-01-01
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Active
ATWAL, Buta Singh→
director · ~58y · appointed 2017-01-05 · resigned 2018-01-05
Resigned
BAMFORD, Joseph Cyril Edward→
director · ~49y · appointed 2006-05-15 · resigned 2016-11-11
Resigned
BAMFORD DL, The Lord→
director · ~81y · appointed 1999-12-23 · resigned 2014-09-15
Resigned
BLAKE, Alan Russell→
director · ~77y · appointed 2009-02-02 · resigned 2013-11-01
Resigned
BUTLER, Michael Joseph→
director · ~88y · resigned 1993-07-14
Resigned
COYNE, Martin→
director · ~86y · resigned 1998-02-09
Resigned
GILL, John→
director · ~69y · appointed 2004-01-19 · resigned 2010-01-02
Resigned
GORTON, Alastair John→
director · ~62y · appointed 2019-01-01 · resigned 2020-03-16
Resigned
GRYS, Paul John→
director · ~63y · appointed 2011-01-01 · resigned 2015-03-04
Resigned
HOOPER, Reginald Joseph→
director · appointed 1996-06-14 · resigned 2001-10-05
Resigned
HUGHES, Stuart→
director · ~68y · appointed 2015-11-02 · resigned 2016-09-30
Resigned
IMAI, Kiyoaki→
director · ~88y · appointed 1994-06-09 · resigned 1997-06-20
Resigned
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MITSUI, Yoichiro→
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Recent filings (172 total)

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2025-10-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-03-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-03-16