JENGRA LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC358899 · ltd · incorporated 2009-04-30
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 9.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£1.41M
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 9.1y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 9.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
50 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
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 £1,411,400
Cash YoY
+2%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£254k
↑ 2.2% YoY
Net Worth
£1.4m
↑ 9.4% YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£282k£565k£847k£1.1m£1.4mSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£1.41M£1.29M
Cash£253.9k£248.5k
Net assets£1.41M£1.29M

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
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-07-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  3. 2024-07-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-03-18
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  6. 2024-03-01
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  7. 2023-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-05-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2022-05-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2022-05-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2022-05-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2022-05-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2021-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-06-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  17. 2018-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  18. 2017-07-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-04-10
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  20. 2011-01-14
    ➖
    STRONACHS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2009-11-25
    ➕
    SWORD, Jennifer appointed
    director
  22. 2009-11-18
    ➕
    SWORD, Graeme David appointed
    director
  23. 2009-11-18
    ➖
    NEILSON, Ewan Craig resigned
    nominee-director
  24. 2009-04-30
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    Company incorporated
    As JENGRA LIMITED
  25. 2009-04-30
    ➕
    STRONACHS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2009-04-30
    ➕
    NEILSON, Ewan Craig appointed
    nominee-director

Owner dependency

84/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Graeme David Sword
Individual · British · DOB 06/1968 · age 58
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Jennifer Sword
Individual · British · DOB 02/1971 · age 55
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2009-04-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

50 Queens Road 50 Queens Road
Aberdeen
AB15 4YE
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-14
Last: 2025-04-30

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

SWORD, Graeme David→
director · ~58y · appointed 2009-11-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SWORD, Jennifer→
director · ~55y · appointed 2009-11-25
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Active
STRONACHS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2009-04-30 · resigned 2011-01-14
Resigned
NEILSON, Ewan Craig→
nominee-director · ~68y · appointed 2009-04-30 · resigned 2009-11-18
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property01/03/2024—
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
A registered charge—10/04/2017—
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Recent filings (50 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-01
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-05-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-05-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-05-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-05-04