CJ MECHANICAL SERVICES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08235444 · ltd · incorporated 2012-10-01
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£39.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 36000
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (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 (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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £39,571
Cash YoY
-3%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£13k
↓ 3.2% YoY
Net Worth
£40k
↑ 51% YoY
Current Assets
£92k
↑ 64% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £70.0k | £26.3k |
| Current assets | £92.3k | £56.2k |
| Cash | £12.7k | £13.1k |
| Debtors | £79.6k | £43.1k |
| Net assets | £39.6k | £26.1k |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-07-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-07-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-07-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-07-15📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-06-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-06-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-06📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-12-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-11-15➖BELL, Colin resigneddirector
- 2019-11-15📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-11-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-11-06➕BELL, Colin appointeddirector
- 2019-07-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2012-10-01🏢Company incorporatedAs CJ MECHANICAL SERVICES LIMITED
- 2012-10-01➕BELL, Jamie Steven appointeddirector
- 2012-10-01➕BELL, Colin appointeddirector
Owner dependency
74/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Colin Bell Individual · British · DOB 11/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/11/2019 |
Mr Jamie Steven Bell Individual · British · DOB 08/1992 · age 34 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Colin Bellceased 15/11/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
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
Incorporated2012-10-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC36000 — SIC 36000
Registered office
4 Lawrence Avenue
Chaddesden
Derby
Derbyshire
DE21 4RD
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-15
Last: 2025-10-01
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
Active
BELL, Jamie Steven→
Activedirector · ~34y · appointed 2012-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BELL, Colin→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2012-10-01 · resigned 2019-11-15
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Recent filings (39 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-07-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-07-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-07-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-07-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-07-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-06-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-06-24