JEF CONSULTS LTD
🌳Matureactive
SC369618 · ltd · incorporated 2009-12-03
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
47 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £4.8k |
| Current assets | — | £5.8k |
| Cash | — | £5.1k |
| Debtors | — | £692 |
| Net assets | — | £4.8k |
| Average employees | 3 | — |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-17➖CHIENE + TAIT LLP resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2025-07-17📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-02-05📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2025-02-05📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2025-02-03📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-02-03📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-09-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-05-16📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-05-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-05-10➕DI CIACCA, Victoria Jane appointeddirector
- 2023-05-09✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2022-09-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-12-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2014-10-01➖CHIENE + TAIT CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2014-10-01➕CHIENE + TAIT LLP appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2009-12-03🏢Company incorporatedAs JEF CONSULTS LTD
- 2009-12-03➕DI CIACCA, John Mark appointeddirector
- 2009-12-03➕CHIENE + TAIT CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS appointedcorporate-secretary
Owner dependency
84/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 62 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mrs Victoria Jane Di Ciacca Individual · British · DOB 06/1971 · age 55 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 10/05/2023 |
Mr John Mark Di Ciacca Individual · British · DOB 03/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-12-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Registered office
6th Floor Gordon Chambers
90 Mitchell Street
Glasgow
G1 3NQ
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-17
Last: 2025-12-03
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
DI CIACCA, John Mark→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2009-12-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DI CIACCA, Victoria Jane→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2023-05-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CHIENE + TAIT CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2009-12-03 · resigned 2014-10-01
CHIENE + TAIT LLP→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2014-10-01 · resigned 2025-07-17
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Recent filings (47 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-26
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-07-17
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-02-05
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-02-05
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-02-03
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-05-16
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-05-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-16
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-05-09