FJG SUBSEA LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC407506 · ltd · incorporated 2011-09-15
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£52.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
31 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £52,095
Net assets shrinking
Down £13,802 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£52k
↓ 21% YoY
Current Assets
£79k
↓ 20% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£20k£39k£59k£79k£98kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£52.1k£65.9k
Current assets£79.1k£98.4k
Net assets£52.1k£65.9k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-08-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-10-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-11-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2017-09-15
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2017-07-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2015-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-09-15
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2014-11-14
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2014-09-16
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2011-09-15
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    Company incorporated
    As FJG SUBSEA LTD
  17. 2011-09-15
    ➕
    GOULDING, David Christopher appointed
    director
  18. 2011-09-15
    ➕
    GOULDING, Sally Ann appointed
    director

Owner dependency

71/100
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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 15 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 15 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Christopher Goulding
Individual · British · DOB 04/1981 · age 45
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2011-09-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

1 Redhall Avenue
Fordoun
Laurencekirk
Aberdeenshire
AB30 1NW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-29
Last: 2025-09-15

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

GOULDING, David Christopher→
director · ~45y · appointed 2011-09-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GOULDING, Sally Ann→
director · ~44y · appointed 2011-09-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

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Recent filings (31 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-12-06