CHRISTOPHER JAMES CONTRACTS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
03793482 · ltd · incorporated 1999-06-22
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 19.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 13990
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 49). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 19.7y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 19.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 3 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
79 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
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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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £141.3k |
| Current assets | — | £129.8k |
| Cash | — | £46.0k |
| Debtors | — | £48.7k |
| Net assets | — | £124.3k |
| Average employees | 4 | — |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-02📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-09-02📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2025-05-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-15➕ATTWOOD, Judith appointedsecretary
- 2024-09-15➕ATTWOOD, Judith appointeddirector
- 2024-09-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-09-15📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2024-09-15📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-09-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-04➖ATTWOOD, Christine resignedsecretary
- 2024-03-04➖ATTWOOD, Christine Ann resigneddirector
- 2023-06-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-09-05📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2019-09-05🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2019-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-08➕ATTWOOD, Christine Ann appointeddirector
- 2018-05-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-05-08🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2010-02-15🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Hitachi Capital (UK) PLC Trading as Hitachi Capital Invoice Finance
- 2006-10-06🔒Charge registered #1Lender: London Scottish Invoice Finance LTD
- 2000-03-24➕ATTWOOD, Christine appointedsecretary
- 2000-03-24➖SARGENT, James Leslie resignedsecretary
- 1999-06-22🏢Company incorporatedAs CHRISTOPHER JAMES CONTRACTS LIMITED
- 1999-06-22➕ATTWOOD, Christopher James appointeddirector
- 1999-06-22➕SARGENT, James Leslie appointedsecretary
- 1999-06-22➕YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1999-06-22➖YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1999-06-22➕YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1999-06-22➖YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
76/100
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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
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 Christopher James Attwood Individual · British · DOB 08/1977 · age 49 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 02/09/2025 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALEDONIANTIMBERSOLUTION LTD→ 17091168 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CATHY SUTHERLAND JEWELLERY LTD→ 16369444 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| CENTRE LINE MACHINING LIMITED→ 06678657 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| CENTURY FRAMES LIMITED→ 06079491 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| CERBERUS FABRICATION LTD→ 16522107 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CERTEX LIFTING LIMITED→ 05304747 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
| CHAPTER TWO LONDON LTD→ 16687454 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CHRISTOPHER JAMES CONTRACT INTERIORS LIMITED→ 11680173 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| CIRCULAR RENEWABLES LTD→ 13664819 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| CLARKE CHAPMAN LIMITED→ 04120617 · est 2000 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 25y | — | — |
| CLARKE HEAVEY STONEMASONRY LTD→ 15915420 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| CLARKING INTERIORS LTD→ 15947315 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1999-06-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC13990 — SIC 13990
Registered office
1 Denaby Lane
Denaby Main
Doncaster
South Yorkshire
DN12 4JJ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-06
Last: 2025-06-22
Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)
Active
ATTWOOD, Christopher James→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 1999-06-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ATTWOOD, Judith→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2024-09-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ATTWOOD, Christine→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2000-03-24 · resigned 2024-03-04
SARGENT, James Leslie→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1999-06-22 · resigned 2000-03-24
YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-06-22 · resigned 1999-06-22
ATTWOOD, Christine Ann→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 2018-05-08 · resigned 2024-03-04
YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-06-22 · resigned 1999-06-22
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Hitachi Capital (UK) Trading as Hitachi Capital Invoice Finance Hitachi Capital (UK) PLC Trading as Hitachi Capital Invoice Finance | Debenture | 1 property | 15/02/2010 | 05/09/2019 | |
| satisfied | London Scottish Invoice Finance London Scottish Invoice Finance LTD | Agreement | 1 property | 06/10/2006 | 08/05/2018 |
Recent filings (79 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-09-02
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2025-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-05-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-15
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-09-15
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-09-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-06-16