CJ PLUMBING & HEATING SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08936174 · ltd · incorporated 2014-03-12
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46740
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
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
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees2200

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
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-10
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2023-06-06
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2023-03-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-08-23
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2022-08-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2021-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-08-06
    BRYANT, Jonathan appointed
    director
  14. 2018-08-06
    GILBERT, Craig John resigned
    director
  15. 2018-08-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2018-08-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2017-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2014-03-12
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    Company incorporated
    As CJ PLUMBING & HEATING SERVICES LIMITED
  19. 2014-03-12
    GILBERT, Craig John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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 Jonathan Bryant
Individual · British · DOB 10/1976 · age 50
2550%
25-50% shares19/08/2022
Mr Craig John Gilbert
Individual · British · DOB 08/1990 · age 36
2550%
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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-03-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46740 — SIC 46740

Registered office

Northwood House
138 Bromham Road
Bedford
Bedfordshire
MK40 2QW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-26
Last: 2026-03-12

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

BRYANT, Jonathan
director · ~50y · appointed 2018-08-06
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Active
GILBERT, Craig John
director · ~36y · appointed 2014-03-12 · resigned 2018-08-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (32 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-29
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-09
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-08-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-11