J B ENGINEERING LTD

🌳Matureactive

SC313514 · ltd · incorporated 2006-12-15

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.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

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

· Oldest live charge 18.5y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Machining

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 18.5y

85/100

ready

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

· Oldest live charge is 18.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 23/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

9 officers (6 active, 9 linked, 8 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

18 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

60 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

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

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand

2025-09-25
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accounts · AA
2025-09-25
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accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-09-25
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legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-09-25
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legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-03-10
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officers · CH01
2025-03-10
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officers · CH01
2024-10-29
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officers · AP01
2024-10-29
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officers · AP01
2024-10-29
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officers · AP01
2024-10-29
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-10-29
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officers · AP01
2024-10-29
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-10-29
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-10-29
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officers · TM01
2024-10-29
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officers · TM02
2024-10-29
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officers · TM01
2024-10-29
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officers · AP01
2024-10-29
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officers · AP01
2024-10-25
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ANDERSON, Lindsay Marshall appointed
director
2024-10-25
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BOYLE, John Anthony appointed
director
2024-10-25
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BROWN, Paul appointed
director
2024-10-25
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DUNWELL, Jonathan Stuart appointed
director
2024-10-25
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LAUCHLAN, Robert appointed
director
2024-10-25
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MORRIS, George appointed
director
2024-10-25
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BOYLE, Margaret resigned
secretary
2024-10-25
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BOYLE, John Anthony resigned
director
2024-10-25
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BOYLE, Margaret resigned
director
2024-09-26
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-09-26
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Charge satisfied #1
2024-03-12
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accounts · AA
2023-06-14
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accounts · AA
2007-12-01
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BOYLE, Margaret appointed
director
2007-10-16
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2006-12-15
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Company incorporated
As J B ENGINEERING LTD
2006-12-15
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BOYLE, Margaret appointed
secretary
2006-12-15
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BOYLE, John Anthony appointed
director

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.

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

Livingston Building Services Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Livingston Building Services Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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J B ENGINEERING LTD

This company · SC313514

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
Livingston Building Services Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	25/10/2024

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr John Anthony Boyleceased 25/10/2024· 25-50% shares
Mrs Margaret Boyleceased 25/10/2024· 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

Incorporated2006-12-15

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC25620 — Machining

Registered office

Unit 17, Armadale Industrial

Estate, Armadale

Bathgate

West Lothian

EH48 2ND

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-29

Last: 2025-12-15