CJS CAR SALES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04455566 · ltd · incorporated 2002-06-06
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 15.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£857.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Special-situation opportunityDistressed automotive with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.
Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 15.8y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 15.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
77 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £857,692
Cash YoY
+325%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£97k
↑ 325% YoY
Net Worth
£858k
↑ 12% YoY
Current Assets
£684k
↓ 8.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £860.2k | £783.3k |
| Current assets | £683.8k | £748.1k |
| Cash | £97.0k | £22.8k |
| Debtors | £91.0k | £122.3k |
| Net assets | £857.7k | £767.1k |
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
2
filings
- • 2 officers
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 2 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 2 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
- 2026-07-31📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-07-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-07-06➖SALISBURY, James resigneddirector
- 2025-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-07➕SALISBURY, Emma appointeddirector
- 2023-03-07📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2023-03-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-01-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-22📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-02-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-02-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-15📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2019-03-15📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2018-12-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2010-11-05🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2010-10-12🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2007-03-12➕SALISBURY, Emma appointedsecretary
- 2007-03-12➖SALISBURY, Lynda resignedsecretary
- 2002-06-06🏢Company incorporatedAs CJS CAR SALES LIMITED
- 2002-06-06➕SALISBURY, Craig James appointeddirector
- 2002-06-06➕HORNBY, Paul appointedsecretary
- 2002-06-06➖HORNBY, Paul resignedsecretary
- 2002-06-06➕SALISBURY, Lynda appointedsecretary
- 2002-06-06➕HORNBY, John Fleet appointeddirector
- 2002-06-06➖HORNBY, John Fleet resigneddirector
- 2002-06-06➕SALISBURY, James appointeddirector
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 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
61/100
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 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
1 high ·Confirmation statement overdue
highAnnual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-06-09
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Craig James Salisbury Individual · British · DOB 08/1976 · age 50 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-06-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112
Registered office
Ireleth Road
Askam In Furness
Cumbria
LA16 7DL
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-09OVERDUE
Last: 2025-05-26
Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)
Active
SALISBURY, Craig James→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2002-06-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SALISBURY, Emma→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2023-03-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HORNBY, Paul→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-06-06 · resigned 2002-06-06
SALISBURY, Lynda→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-06-06 · resigned 2007-03-12
HORNBY, John Fleet→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · appointed 2002-06-06 · resigned 2002-06-06
SALISBURY, James→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2002-06-06 · resigned 2026-07-06
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Mortgage | 1 property | 05/11/2010 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 12/10/2010 | — |
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Recent filings (77 total)
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-07-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-07-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-26
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-03-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-01-18
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-02-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-02-18