C J MOTORSPORT CONSULTING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05338071 · ltd · incorporated 2005-01-20
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of sport clubs
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
64 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees100100

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-17
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  3. 2023-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-05-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-07-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-03-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2021-03-02
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  8. 2021-03-02
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2020-06-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-11-26
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    address · AD01
  12. 2018-06-04
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-03-01
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    officers · TM01
  14. 2018-01-21
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    CELEBIDACHI, Sergiu Ioan resigned
    director
  15. 2017-09-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-01-31
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2015-09-17
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    JOUANNY, Bruce resigned
    director
  18. 2013-02-07
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    OLIVIER, James Laurence appointed
    secretary
  19. 2013-02-07
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    DIETZ, Yvonne resigned
    secretary
  20. 2006-12-07
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    OLIVIER, James Laurence appointed
    director
  21. 2005-01-20
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    Company incorporated
    As C J MOTORSPORT CONSULTING LIMITED
  22. 2005-01-20
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    DIETZ, Yvonne appointed
    secretary
  23. 2005-01-20
    ➕
    CELEBIDACHI, Sergiu Ioan appointed
    director
  24. 2005-01-20
    ➕
    JOUANNY, Bruce appointed
    director

Owner dependency

93/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Sergiu Ioan Celebidachi
Individual · French · DOB 06/1968 · age 58
50–75%
—50-75% shares06/04/2016
Mr James Laurence Olivier
Individual · British · DOB 08/1968 · age 58
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-01-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93120 — Activities of sport clubs

Registered office

Suite 3 Falcon Court
College Road
Maidstone
Kent
ME15 6TF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-29
Last: 2026-01-15

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

OLIVIER, James Laurence→
secretary · appointed 2013-02-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
OLIVIER, James Laurence→
director · ~58y · appointed 2006-12-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DIETZ, Yvonne→
secretary · appointed 2005-01-20 · resigned 2013-02-07
Resigned
CELEBIDACHI, Sergiu Ioan→
director · ~58y · appointed 2005-01-20 · resigned 2018-01-21
Resigned
JOUANNY, Bruce→
director · ~48y · appointed 2005-01-20 · resigned 2015-09-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (64 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-20
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accounts · AA
2025-09-18
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-16
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accounts · AA
2024-07-17
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-03
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-03-02
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2021-03-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-03-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-09