JGC ENGINEERING AND TECHNICAL SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC067528 · ltd · incorporated 1979-04-04

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 16.4y old — refinance window within 12 months

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 25990

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), 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 (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 16.4y

70/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 16.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)

Directors & officers

14 officers (8 active, 14 linked, 11 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared

Director network

11 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

160 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

83/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 accounts
• 2 other
• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 5 officers
• 2 accounts
• 2 other

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (45 events)Click to expand

2026-04-01
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accounts · AA
2026-04-01
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accounts · PARENT_ACC
2026-04-01
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other · AGREEMENT2
2026-04-01
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legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2026-03-12
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officers · TM01
2026-03-11
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MCGARRITY, Garrett Francis resigned
director
2026-01-27
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officers · RP01AP01
2026-01-26
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officers · RP01AP01
2026-01-26
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replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2026-01-22
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officers · CH01
2024-12-12
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accounts · AA
2024-01-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-08
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change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-06-21
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mortgage · MR01
2023-06-08
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
2023-06-06
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mortgage · MR04
2023-06-06
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Charge satisfied #1
2023-05-05
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incorporation · MA
2023-04-28
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-04-28
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-04-28
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-04-28
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-04-28
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-04-28
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officers · AP01
2023-04-28
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officers · AP01
2023-04-19
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MACGREGOR, Iain Ross appointed
director
2023-04-19
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MATHESON, Andrew Campbell appointed
director
2023-04-19
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YATES, Neil Barry appointed
director
2023-04-19
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MCGARRITY, Garrett Francis appointed
director
2022-07-01
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Charge satisfied #2
2019-01-09
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
2015-06-01
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CAMPBELL, William Alexander appointed
secretary
2015-06-01
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CAMPBELL, Robert Banks resigned
secretary
2013-12-20
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O BRIEN, Timothy resigned
director
2010-01-18
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
2007-08-24
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CAMPBELL, John George resigned
director
2006-03-27
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CAMPBELL, Christine Euphemia resigned
director
2005-12-23
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CAMPBELL, John George appointed
director
2005-12-23
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SUTHERLAND, Stephen John Mackay appointed
director
2005-07-04
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CAMPBELL, Christine Euphemia resigned
secretary
2005-07-04
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CAMPBELL, Robert Banks appointed
secretary
2002-06-01
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CAMPBELL, Robert Banks appointed
director
2002-06-01
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CAMPBELL, William Alexander appointed
director
2002-06-01
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O BRIEN, Timothy appointed
director
1979-04-04
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Company incorporated
As JGC ENGINEERING AND TECHNICAL SERVICES LIMITED

Owner dependency

66/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 47 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Langfields Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Langfields Group Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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JGC ENGINEERING AND TECHNICAL SERVICES LIMITED

This company · SC067528

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Langfields Group Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	19/04/2023

3 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Robert Banks Campbellceased 19/04/2023· 25-50% shares
Mr John George Campbellceased 19/04/2023· 25-50% shares
Mr William Alexander Campbellceased 19/04/2023· 25-50% shares

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

Incorporated1979-04-04

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC25990 — SIC 25990

Registered office

Jgc House

Janetstown

Thurso

Caithness

KW14 7XF

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-03

Last: 2026-01-20