JCM ENVIRONMENTAL SURVEYS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05944265 · ltd · incorporated 2006-09-22
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
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
—
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£19.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38220
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
64 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £19,373

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£19k
~ YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
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£0£4k£8k£12k£15k£19kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£19.4k£19.4k
Debtors£23.0k£23.0k
Net assets£19.4k£19.4k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-24
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  4. 2024-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-08-07
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  6. 2024-07-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2024-07-02
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2024-02-03
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  9. 2024-01-16
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2023-07-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2022-11-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-07-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-10-23
    ➖
    JONES, Margaret resigned
    secretary
  16. 2019-10-23
    ➖
    JONES, Margaret resigned
    director
  17. 2019-10-23
    ➖
    JONES, Russell resigned
    director
  18. 2019-10-23
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  19. 2019-10-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2019-10-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2009-11-01
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    JONES, Claire appointed
    director
  22. 2009-11-01
    ➕
    JONES, Martyn Russell appointed
    director
  23. 2006-09-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As JCM ENVIRONMENTAL SURVEYS LIMITED
  24. 2006-09-22
    ➕
    JONES, Margaret appointed
    secretary
  25. 2006-09-22
    ➕
    JONES, Margaret appointed
    director
  26. 2006-09-22
    ➕
    JONES, Russell appointed
    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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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
Mrs Claire Jones
Individual · British · DOB 01/1973 · age 53
25–50%
—25-50% shares22/09/2016
Mr Martyn Russell Jones
Individual · British · DOB 01/1972 · age 54
25–50%
—25-50% shares22/09/2016

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
Incorporated2006-09-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38220 — SIC 38220

Registered office

5 Harestones
Wynyard
Billingham
TS22 5QT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-06
Last: 2025-11-22

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

JONES, Claire→
director · ~53y · appointed 2009-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JONES, Martyn Russell→
director · ~54y · appointed 2009-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JONES, Margaret→
secretary · appointed 2006-09-22 · resigned 2019-10-23
Resigned
JONES, Margaret→
director · ~80y · appointed 2006-09-22 · resigned 2019-10-23
Resigned
JONES, Russell→
director · ~82y · appointed 2006-09-22 · resigned 2019-10-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (64 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-22
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-22
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2024-08-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-29
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-07-02
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-31
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-01-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-03