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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

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

· Oldest live charge 18.7y 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

—

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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 18.7y

85/100

ready

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

· Oldest live charge is 18.7 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

filings

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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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 · TM01
2024-10-29
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officers · TM02
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 · 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