CJM LUMINA LTD

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SC348264 · ltd · incorporated 2008-09-08
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£458.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), 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: Deleverage or restructure. Leverage at 100% of assets — consider sale of non-core assets or equity injection. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 5.2y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 5.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
49 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
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 £458,602
High leverage
Liabilities are 100% of total assets
Leverage
100%
Liabilities / Total assets

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£459k
↑ 63% YoY
Current Assets
£586k
↑ 40% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£117k£234k£352k£469k£586kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£610.1k£462.2k
Current assets£586.2k£419.9k
Net assets£458.6k£281.7k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-22
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  3. 2024-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-06-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-11-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2021-07-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2021-02-10
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  10. 2021-02-08
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  11. 2021-02-08
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Tsb Bank PLC
  12. 2021-02-03
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Tsb Bank PLC
  13. 2020-04-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-06-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2018-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2011-02-22
    MCNALLY, Robert resigned
    director
  19. 2011-02-11
    MCNALLY, Robert resigned
    secretary
  20. 2008-09-08
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    Company incorporated
    As CJM LUMINA LTD
  21. 2008-09-08
    MCNALLY, Colin John appointed
    director
  22. 2008-09-08
    MCNALLY, Robert appointed
    secretary
  23. 2008-09-08
    MCNALLY, Robert appointed
    director

Owner dependency

85/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-04-22: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Colin John Mcnally
Individual · Scottish · DOB 03/1973 · age 53
75100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence08/09/2016

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

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-09-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

6 Crofthead Road
Prestwick
KA9 1HW
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-22
Last: 2025-09-08

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

MCNALLY, Colin John
director · ~53y · appointed 2008-09-08
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Active
MCNALLY, Robert
secretary · appointed 2008-09-08 · resigned 2011-02-11
Resigned
MCNALLY, Robert
director · ~98y · appointed 2008-09-08 · resigned 2011-02-22
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Tsb Bank PLC
A registered charge08/02/2021
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Tsb Bank PLC
A registered charge03/02/2021
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Recent filings (49 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-25
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-07-27
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-02-10
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-02-08