JCE (ABERDEEN) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC437423 · ltd · incorporated 2012-11-22
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£1
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 28990
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 81). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
40 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 £1

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£1
~ YoY
Current Assets
£1
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£0£0£1£1£1Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£1£1
Current assets£1£1
Net assets£1£1

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
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
  1. 2025-05-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-05
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  3. 2024-12-01
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    BURNETT LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  4. 2024-07-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-05-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-12-01
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  7. 2022-05-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-05-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-05-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-05-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-05-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-01-05
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-05-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2014-12-24
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2012-12-17
    ➕
    COX, Alison appointed
    director
  18. 2012-12-17
    ➕
    CRAIG, James Alexander appointed
    director
  19. 2012-12-17
    ➕
    CRAIG, Martin appointed
    director
  20. 2012-12-17
    ➕
    BURNETT LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2012-12-17
    ➖
    JORDAN NOMINEES (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2012-12-17
    ➖
    TOWNSEND, Paul Michael resigned
    director
  23. 2012-11-22
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    Company incorporated
    As JCE (ABERDEEN) LIMITED
  24. 2012-11-22
    ➕
    JORDAN NOMINEES (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2012-11-22
    ➕
    TOWNSEND, Paul Michael 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
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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.)

Group structure

Jce Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Jce Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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JCE (ABERDEEN) LIMITED
This company · SC437423

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Jce Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares30/06/2016

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
Incorporated2012-11-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC28990 — SIC 28990

Registered office

Jce House
Blackburn Business Park
Aberdeen
AB21 0PS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-06
Last: 2025-11-22

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

COX, Alison→
director · ~60y · appointed 2012-12-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CRAIG, James Alexander→
director · ~81y · appointed 2012-12-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CRAIG, Martin→
director · ~56y · appointed 2012-12-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BURNETT LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2012-12-17 · resigned 2024-12-01
Resigned
JORDAN NOMINEES (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2012-11-22 · resigned 2012-12-17
Resigned
TOWNSEND, Paul Michael→
director · ~64y · appointed 2012-11-22 · resigned 2012-12-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (40 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-12
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-01
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2022-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-12