CEEJAY UK LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04556555 · ltd · incorporated 2002-10-08
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£316.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 18129
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 12.8y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 12.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
75 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £316,417

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£89k
Net Worth
£316k
Current Assets
£368k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-31
Total assets£378.8k
Current assets£367.6k
Cash£88.6k
Debtors£264.3k
Net assets£316.4k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-23
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2025-07-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-12
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  5. 2023-12-11
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
  6. 2023-09-19
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  7. 2023-09-18
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
  8. 2023-05-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-03-30
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  10. 2023-03-30
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  11. 2023-03-30
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    Charge satisfied #2
  12. 2023-03-30
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    Charge satisfied #1
  13. 2022-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-06-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-03-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2021-03-15
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  17. 2021-03-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2020-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2018-07-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2017-07-27
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  22. 2013-09-05
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  23. 2010-07-01
    ➕
    BAXTER, Lynanne appointed
    secretary
  24. 2010-07-01
    ➕
    BAXTER, Lynanne appointed
    director
  25. 2010-07-01
    ➖
    BAXTER, Dorothy May resigned
    secretary
  26. 2010-07-01
    ➖
    BAXTER, Christopher Lawrence resigned
    director
  27. 2010-07-01
    ➖
    BAXTER, Dorothy May resigned
    director
  28. 2002-10-08
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    Company incorporated
    As CEEJAY UK LIMITED
  29. 2002-10-08
    ➕
    BAXTER, Anthony appointed
    director
  30. 2002-10-08
    ➕
    BAXTER, Dorothy May appointed
    secretary
  31. 2002-10-08
    ➕
    T.I.B. SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  32. 2002-10-08
    ➖
    T.I.B. SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  33. 2002-10-08
    ➕
    BAXTER, Christopher Lawrence appointed
    director
  34. 2002-10-08
    ➕
    BAXTER, Dorothy May appointed
    director
  35. 2002-10-08
    ➕
    T.I.B. NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  36. 2002-10-08
    ➖
    T.I.B. NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

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 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

66/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple 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.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Anthony Frank Baxter
Individual · British · DOB 03/1976 · age 50
25–50%
—25-50% shares08/10/2016
Mrs Lynanne Baxter
Individual · British · DOB 01/1975 · age 51
25–50%
—25-50% shares08/10/2016

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
Incorporated2002-10-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC18129 — SIC 18129

Registered office

Green Lane Trading Estate
Clifton
York
North Yorkshire
YO30 5PY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-22
Last: 2025-10-08

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

BAXTER, Lynanne→
secretary · appointed 2010-07-01
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Active
BAXTER, Anthony→
director · ~50y · appointed 2002-10-08
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Active
BAXTER, Lynanne→
director · ~51y · appointed 2010-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BAXTER, Dorothy May→
secretary · appointed 2002-10-08 · resigned 2010-07-01
Resigned
T.I.B. SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2002-10-08 · resigned 2002-10-08
Resigned
BAXTER, Christopher Lawrence→
director · ~83y · appointed 2002-10-08 · resigned 2010-07-01
Resigned
BAXTER, Dorothy May→
director · ~82y · appointed 2002-10-08 · resigned 2010-07-01
Resigned
T.I.B. NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2002-10-08 · resigned 2002-10-08
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Security Trustee Limited
A registered charge—11/12/2023—
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Security Trustee Limited
A registered charge—18/09/2023—
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
A registered charge—27/07/201730/03/2023
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property05/09/201330/03/2023
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Recent filings (75 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2026-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-30
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-13
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-09-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-02
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-03-30
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-04