C & J'S CORNER SHOP LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC282886 · ltd · incorporated 2005-04-07
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£25.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47620
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -68% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 20.9y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 20.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
65 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
75
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 · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £25,281
Net assets shrinking
Down £12,286 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 68% YoY
Cash YoY
-68%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£9k
↓ 68% YoY
Net Worth
£25k
↓ 33% YoY
Current Assets
£45k
↓ 32% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£13k£26k£40k£53k£66kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£30.3k£48.1k
Current assets£45.2k£66.2k
Cash£9.2k£28.8k
Debtors£7.0k£8.4k
Net assets£25.3k£37.6k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-03
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-23
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2022-10-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-01-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-11-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-08-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2019-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-08-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-08-04
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2017-08-04
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2017-08-04
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2017-08-04
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    officers · AP01
  16. 2017-08-04
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    officers · TM01
  17. 2017-08-01
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    MAY, Jane appointed
    director
  18. 2017-08-01
    ➖
    REID, Ian resigned
    secretary
  19. 2017-08-01
    ➖
    REID, Catherine Jane resigned
    director
  20. 2014-11-01
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    CARDNO, Brenda Marie appointed
    director
  21. 2005-10-25
    ➖
    REID, Catherine Jane resigned
    secretary
  22. 2005-10-25
    ➕
    REID, Ian appointed
    secretary
  23. 2005-10-25
    ➖
    GRAY, June resigned
    director
  24. 2005-06-16
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Scotland PLC
  25. 2005-04-07
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    Company incorporated
    As C & J'S CORNER SHOP LIMITED
  26. 2005-04-07
    ➕
    REID, Catherine Jane appointed
    secretary
  27. 2005-04-07
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2005-04-07
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2005-04-07
    ➕
    GRAY, June appointed
    director
  30. 2005-04-07
    ➕
    REID, Catherine Jane appointed
    director
  31. 2005-04-07
    ➕
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  32. 2005-04-07
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

71/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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
Mrs Jane May
Individual · British · DOB 03/1963 · age 63
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/08/2017
Mrs Brenda Marie Cardno
Individual · British · DOB 01/1974 · age 52
25–50%
—25-50% shares07/04/2017
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Catherine Jane Reidceased 01/08/2017· significant influence
  • Mr James Reidceased 01/08/2017· significant influence

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
Incorporated2005-04-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47620 — SIC 47620

Registered office

Bank House
Seaforth Street
Fraserburgh
AB43 9BB
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-21
Last: 2026-04-07

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

CARDNO, Brenda Marie→
director · ~52y · appointed 2014-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MAY, Jane→
director · ~63y · appointed 2017-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
REID, Catherine Jane→
secretary · appointed 2005-04-07 · resigned 2005-10-25
Resigned
REID, Ian→
secretary · appointed 2005-10-25 · resigned 2017-08-01
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-04-07 · resigned 2005-04-07
Resigned
GRAY, June→
director · ~56y · appointed 2005-04-07 · resigned 2005-10-25
Resigned
REID, Catherine Jane→
director · ~77y · appointed 2005-04-07 · resigned 2017-08-01
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-04-07 · resigned 2005-04-07
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property16/06/2005—
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Recent filings (65 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-11-21