CMJ BAILEY LIMITED

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14575434 · ltd · incorporated 2023-01-06
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 2024
Net worth
£118.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Security dealing on own account
Sector: Financial & insurance
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 66120Security and commodity contracts dealing activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
13 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
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 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £118,917

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£7k
Net Worth
£119k
Current Assets
£7k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-03-31
Total assets£118.9k
Current assets£7.5k
Cash£7.4k
Debtors£100
Net assets£118.9k

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 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2024-01-19
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-01-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2023-11-24
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2023-11-20
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2023-01-11
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2023-01-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2023-01-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CMJ BAILEY LIMITED
  11. 2023-01-06
    BAILEY, Claire Louise appointed
    director
  12. 2023-01-06
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BAILEY" — strong identity link between founder and business.

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Claire Louise Bailey
Individual · British · DOB 02/1988 · age 38
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/01/2023

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
Incorporated2023-01-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64991 — Security dealing on own account

Registered office

43 Merstow Green
Evesham
Worcestershire
WR11 4BB
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-19
Last: 2026-01-05

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

BAILEY, Claire Louise
director · ~38y · appointed 2023-01-06
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Recent filings (13 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-07-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-19
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-11-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-01-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-01-10
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-01-06