C L J CONNECT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06247777 · ltd · incorporated 2007-05-15
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
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year to May 2025
Net worth
£57.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35120
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
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 (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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
51 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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £57,334

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£57k
↑ 26% YoY
Current Assets
£71k
↑ 29% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£14k£28k£42k£57k£71kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£60.0k£48.1k
Current assets£70.7k£54.7k
Net assets£57.3k£45.4k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-11
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  2. 2024-06-17
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  3. 2023-07-24
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  4. 2022-06-28
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  5. 2021-07-09
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  6. 2021-05-25
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  7. 2020-01-02
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  8. 2018-07-23
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  9. 2018-07-17
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    officers · AP01
  10. 2018-07-01
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    TIBBLE, Jason appointed
    director
  11. 2017-12-04
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  12. 2017-08-07
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  13. 2017-02-28
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  14. 2016-07-21
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    officers · TM01
  15. 2016-07-21
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    officers · TM02
  16. 2016-07-19
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    address · AD01
  17. 2016-07-01
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    TIBBLE, Lynda resigned
    secretary
  18. 2016-07-01
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    TIBBLE, Lynda resigned
    director
  19. 2007-05-15
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    Company incorporated
    As C L J CONNECT LIMITED
  20. 2007-05-15
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    TIBBLE, Christopher appointed
    director
  21. 2007-05-15
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    TIBBLE, Lynda appointed
    secretary
  22. 2007-05-15
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    TIBBLE, Lynda 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 19 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 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Christopher Tibble
Individual · British · DOB 01/1971 · age 55
50–75%
50–75%board controlsig. influence50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control · significant influence01/07/2016

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
Incorporated2007-05-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC35120 — SIC 35120

Registered office

59 Station Road
Kippax
Leeds
LS25 7LE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last: 2025-07-17

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

TIBBLE, Christopher→
director · ~55y · appointed 2007-05-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TIBBLE, Jason→
director · ~33y · appointed 2018-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TIBBLE, Lynda→
secretary · appointed 2007-05-15 · resigned 2016-07-01
Resigned
TIBBLE, Lynda→
director · ~53y · appointed 2007-05-15 · resigned 2016-07-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (51 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-01-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-07-23