CG JOINERY SERVICES LTD
💤Zombieactive
09899105 · ltd · incorporated 2015-12-02
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 Dec 2025
Net worth
£-9.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of office and shop furniture
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
26 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £9,012
Very low cash
Cash position: £0
Net assets shrinking
Down £9,013 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£0
Net Worth
-£9k
↓ 901300% YoY
Current Assets
£0
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-12-30 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-9.0k | £1 |
| Current assets | £0 | — |
| Cash | £0 | — |
| Debtors | £0 | — |
| Net assets | £-9.0k | £1 |
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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-01-12✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2023-01-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-10-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-01-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-05📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2019-03-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-03-01➖COBBLED, Steven resigneddirector
- 2015-12-02🏢Company incorporatedAs CG JOINERY SERVICES LTD
- 2015-12-02➕GRAILY, Caitlin appointedsecretary
- 2015-12-02➕GRAILY, Christopher Mark appointeddirector
- 2015-12-02➕COBBLED, Steven appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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
50/100
Moderate signalSome 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.
- 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
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Christopher Mark Graily Individual · English · DOB 05/1969 · age 57 | — | — | board controlboard control · trust interest · firm interest | 31/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-12-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC31010 — Manufacture of office and shop furniture
Registered office
Cg Joinery Services Ltd
107 Marton Road
Bridlington
North Humberside
YO16 7PX
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-02
Last: 2025-11-18
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
Active
GRAILY, Christopher Mark→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2015-12-02
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COBBLED, Steven→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2015-12-02 · resigned 2016-03-01
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Recent filings (26 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-23
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-10-28