RJ FACADE SYSTEMS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC398089 · ltd · incorporated 2011-04-20
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£1.18M
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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
37 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,175,114
Net assets shrinking
Down £18,848 YoY
Cash YoY
+9%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£556k
↑ 8.5% YoY
Net Worth
£1.2m
↓ 1.6% YoY
Current Assets
£1.4m
↓ 17% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£326k£652k£978k£1.3m£1.6mApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£1.18M£1.19M
Current assets£1.35M£1.63M
Cash£556.4k£512.7k
Debtors£795.1k£1.12M
Net assets£1.18M£1.19M

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 officers
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-03-21
    MARSH, Claire Patricia resigned
    director
  3. 2025-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-01-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-09-04
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  11. 2019-01-28
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2019-01-28
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2018-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-12-01
    MALLON, Elaine appointed
    director
  15. 2018-12-01
    MARSH, Claire Patricia appointed
    director
  16. 2018-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-04-25
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  19. 2016-01-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  20. 2011-04-20
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    Company incorporated
    As RJ FACADE SYSTEMS LIMITED
  21. 2011-04-20
    SHAW, Christopher John appointed
    secretary
  22. 2011-04-20
    MALLON, John Ward appointed
    director
  23. 2011-04-20
    MARSH, Anthony Stuart 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 15 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

68/100
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 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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: 2026-04-11

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Anthony Stuart Marsh
Individual · British · DOB 05/1972 · age 54
2550%
25-50% shares01/01/2017

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
Incorporated2011-04-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46730 — SIC 46730

Registered office

36c Inchmuir Road
Whitehill Industrial Estate
Bathgate
West Lothian
EH48 2EP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-11OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-28

Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)

SHAW, Christopher John
secretary · appointed 2011-04-20
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Active
MALLON, Elaine
director · ~67y · appointed 2018-12-01
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Active
MALLON, John Ward
director · ~64y · appointed 2011-04-20
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Active
MARSH, Anthony Stuart
director · ~54y · appointed 2011-04-20
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Active
MARSH, Claire Patricia
director · ~56y · appointed 2018-12-01 · resigned 2026-03-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-01-29
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2019-09-04