RJ FIXINGS (NEWCASTLE) LTD

🌳Matureactive

SC340113 · ltd · incorporated 2008-03-25

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

—

year to Feb 2025

Net worth

£312.5k

book net assets

Opportunity

72/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 46730

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Special-situation opportunity

Distressed wholesale with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

46 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

72/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £312,461

Cash YoY

+50%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£412k

↑ 50% YoY

Net Worth

£312k

↑ 12% YoY

Current Assets

£593k

↑ 6.6% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-02-28	2024-02-28
Total assets	£320.1k	£295.1k
Current assets	£593.2k	£556.4k
Cash	£411.9k	£274.8k
Debtors	£139.9k	£241.6k
Net assets	£312.5k	£279.2k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

filing

• 1 officers

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand

2026-04-28
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HINDSON, Steven resigned
director
2026-04-28
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officers · TM01
2025-11-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-09-25
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officers · AP01
2025-09-22
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HINDSON, Jill appointed
director
2024-10-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-10-08
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accounts · AA
2019-03-22
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officers · AP01
2019-01-31
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MALLON, Elaine appointed
director
2018-10-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-08-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2016-11-17
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accounts · AA
2016-06-07
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annual-return · AR01
2015-09-01
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accounts · AA
2015-08-21
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officers · CH01
2013-03-01
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HINDSON, Steven appointed
director
2008-03-25
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Company incorporated
As RJ FIXINGS (NEWCASTLE) LTD
2008-03-25
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SHAW, Christopher John appointed
secretary
2008-03-25
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MALLON, John Ward appointed
director

Owner dependency

83/100

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

+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.

Red flags

1 high ·

Confirmation statement overdue

high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-08

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Steven Hindson Individual · British · DOB 09/1959 · age 67	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2008-03-25

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC46730 — SIC 46730

Registered office

36c Inchmuir Road

Whitehill Industrial Estate

Bathgate

West Lothian

EH48 2EP

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-11-30

Last made up to: 2025-02-28

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-04-08OVERDUE

Last: 2025-03-25

Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)

SHAW, Christopher John→

secretary · appointed 2008-03-25

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Active

HINDSON, Jill→

director · ~64y · appointed 2025-09-22

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Active

MALLON, Elaine→

director · ~67y · appointed 2019-01-31

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Active

MALLON, John Ward→

director · ~64y · appointed 2008-03-25

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Active

HINDSON, Steven→

director · ~67y · appointed 2013-03-01 · resigned 2026-04-28

Resigned

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Recent filings (46 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2026-04-28

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2025-11-10

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2025-09-25

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-03-29

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-10-30

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-03-25

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-10-31

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-05-03

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-11-22

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-04-06

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2021-11-09

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-04-13

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2020-09-10

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2020-04-14

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2019-10-08