JOINERFORCE CONSTRUCTION LTD.

🌳Matureactive
SC161107 · ltd · incorporated 1995-10-18
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 26.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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Turnover
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year to Oct 2025
Net worth
£4.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Joinery installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · oldest 26.7y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 26.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
85 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £4,661
Net assets shrinking
Down £10,893 YoY
Cash YoY
-2%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£11k
↓ 1.8% YoY
Net Worth
£5k
↓ 70% YoY
Current Assets
£48k
↓ 4.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£10k£20k£30k£40k£50kOct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Total assets£4.7k£15.6k
Current assets£47.6k£49.7k
Cash£11.1k£11.3k
Debtors£9.0k£10.9k
Net assets£4.7k£15.6k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-30
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  2. 2025-05-06
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  3. 2024-05-13
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  4. 2023-04-03
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  5. 2022-04-27
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  6. 2021-06-22
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  7. 2020-06-30
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  8. 2019-07-01
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  9. 2018-07-11
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  10. 2017-10-20
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  11. 2017-10-20
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  12. 2017-07-20
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  13. 2016-07-19
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  14. 2015-10-21
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  15. 2015-10-21
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    officers · CH01
  16. 2015-03-13
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    Charge satisfied #1
  17. 2009-10-01
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    JOINERFORCE CONSTRUCTION LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  18. 1999-11-11
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  19. 1999-10-20
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  20. 1999-10-20
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  21. 1997-12-11
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    NOBLE, Alexander John Paterson resigned
    director
  22. 1995-10-18
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    Company incorporated
    As JOINERFORCE CONSTRUCTION LTD.
  23. 1995-10-18
    ➕
    NOBLE, Richard David appointed
    secretary
  24. 1995-10-18
    ➕
    NOBLE, Richard David appointed
    director
  25. 1995-10-18
    ➕
    NOBLE, Roslyn appointed
    director
  26. 1995-10-18
    ➕
    REID, Brian appointed
    nominee-secretary
  27. 1995-10-18
    ➖
    REID, Brian resigned
    nominee-secretary
  28. 1995-10-18
    ➕
    JOINERFORCE CONSTRUCTION LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  29. 1995-10-18
    ➕
    MABBOTT, Stephen appointed
    nominee-director
  30. 1995-10-18
    ➖
    MABBOTT, Stephen resigned
    nominee-director
  31. 1995-10-18
    ➕
    NOBLE, Alexander John Paterson appointed
    director

Owner dependency

84/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 31 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 31 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 31 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Richard David Noble
Individual · British · DOB 07/1964 · age 62
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mrs Roslyn Noble
Individual · British · DOB 06/1966 · age 60
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1995-10-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43320 — Joinery installation

Registered office

19 Smithy Lane
Longside
Peterhead
Aberdeenshire
AB42 4YQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-01
Last: 2025-10-18

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

NOBLE, Richard David→
secretary · appointed 1995-10-18
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Active
NOBLE, Richard David→
director · ~62y · appointed 1995-10-18
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Active
NOBLE, Roslyn→
director · ~60y · appointed 1995-10-18
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Active
REID, Brian→
nominee-secretary · appointed 1995-10-18 · resigned 1995-10-18
Resigned
JOINERFORCE CONSTRUCTION LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1995-10-18 · resigned 2009-10-01
Resigned
MABBOTT, Stephen→
nominee-director · ~76y · appointed 1995-10-18 · resigned 1995-10-18
Resigned
NOBLE, Alexander John Paterson→
director · ~91y · appointed 1995-10-18 · resigned 1997-12-11
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property11/11/1999—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property20/10/1999—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property20/10/199913/03/2015
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Recent filings (85 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-03
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-27
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-07-01