3J GLAZING LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
09546692 · ltd · incorporated 2015-04-16
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£77.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Glazing
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
30 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 £77,819
Net assets shrinking
Down £8,398 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£78k
↓ 9.7% YoY
Current Assets
£167k
↑ 65% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £106.7k | £146.4k |
| Current assets | £166.9k | £100.9k |
| Net assets | £77.8k | £86.2k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-31📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-10-31📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-10-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-05-08📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2024-05-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-05-01➕SAGGU, Varinder Singh appointeddirector
- 2023-12-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-26📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-02-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-01-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2015-04-16🏢Company incorporatedAs 3J GLAZING LIMITED
- 2015-04-16➕SINGH, Amrik appointeddirector
Owner dependency
78/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
61/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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 Varinder Singh Saggu Individual · Indian · DOB 02/1986 · age 40 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 31/10/2025 |
Mr Amrik Singh Individual · British · DOB 10/1961 · age 65 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 01/05/2024 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 13 VENTURES LTD→ 11585898 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| 18 GOLF CONSTRUCTION LIMITED→ 15884247 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 360 FLOORING LIMITED→ 07505442 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| 360 PROPERTY RENOVATIONS LTD→ 12603722 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| 3D BRICKWORK LTD→ 12505517 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| 3D CONCRETE CUTTING LIMITED→ 08000460 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| 3FLOW FLUE INSTALLATION LTD→ 12484784 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| 3MS GOLD SERVICES LIMITED→ 06050594 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-04-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43342 — Glazing
Registered office
1 Mount Pleasant Street
West Bromwich
B70 7DL
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-14
Last: 2025-10-31
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
SAGGU, Varinder Singh→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2024-05-01
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SINGH, Amrik→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2015-04-16
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Recent filings (30 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-10-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-05-08
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2024-05-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-26