BRADFORD JACOBS TECHNOLOGIES LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC382325 · ltd · incorporated 2010-07-21
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 · medium confidence
Thesis has shifted recently — watch for confirmation.
  • · Lifecycle stage: zombie → mature
  • · Investment thesis: zombie_hold → unclassified
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture improved over the last 30 days — 1 positive signal vs 0 negative.

  • ↑Lifecycle stage: zombie → mature
  • ·Investment thesis: zombie_hold → unclassified
Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£39.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -89% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 6.8y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 6.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: high (84/100)

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

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
3 years of iXBRL accounts extracted + narrative notes parsed
95
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
41 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
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 £39,815
Cash draining
Cash down 89% YoY
Cash YoY
-89%
Year on year

Key financials

3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£57k
↓ 89% YoY
Net Worth
£40k
↑ 478% YoY
Current Assets
£112k
↓ 78% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£100k£200k£300k£400k£499kDec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£39.8k£6.9k—
Current assets£111.8k£499.4k—
Cash£57.4k£499.3k—
Debtors£54.4k£84—
Net assets£39.8k£6.9k—
Average employees——700

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

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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
1
filing
  • • 1 address
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-06-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2026-06-15
    ➕
    GREEN, Thomas Mark appointed
    director
  4. 2026-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-07-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-07-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-08-10
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2023-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-08-26
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  10. 2022-08-26
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2022-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-05-13
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    mortgage-charge-whole-release-with-charge-number
    mortgage · MR05
  13. 2021-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-07-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2019-09-23
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  17. 2019-09-16
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance LTD
  18. 2019-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2010-07-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BRADFORD JACOBS TECHNOLOGIES LTD
  20. 2010-07-21
    ➕
    YAZID, Ehab appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 16 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-07-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

4a Glenfinlas Street
Edinburgh
EH3 6AQ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-22
Last: 2026-06-08

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

GREEN, Thomas Mark→
director · ~37y · appointed 2026-06-15
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Active
YAZID, Ehab→
director · ~55y · appointed 2010-07-21
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Active

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
NatWest Group
Rbs Invoice Finance LTD
A registered charge—16/09/2019—
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Recent filings (41 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-17
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-08-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2022-08-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-24