CJA CONSULTING ENGINEERS LTD.

🌳Matureactive
SC470475 · ltd · incorporated 2014-02-20
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£397.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other engineering activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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 (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
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 £397,311

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£397k
↑ 12% YoY
Current Assets
£347k
↓ 4.0% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£79k£159k£238k£318k£397kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£397.3k£354.3k
Current assets£347.1k£361.7k
Net assets£397.3k£354.3k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-12-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-02-06
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2022-12-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-12-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-12-19
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2021-12-19
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2021-12-15
    ➕
    ARMSTRONG, Dawn Oliver appointed
    director
  11. 2021-12-15
    ➕
    BROWN, Kristy appointed
    director
  12. 2021-03-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2021-03-10
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2020-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-07-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2020-07-23
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2019-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-11-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2014-02-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CJA CONSULTING ENGINEERS LTD.
  20. 2014-02-20
    ➕
    ARMSTRONG, Craig John appointed
    director
  21. 2014-02-20
    ➕
    BROWN, Gary William appointed
    director

Owner dependency

48/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

43/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Craig John Armstrong
Individual · British · DOB 04/1979 · age 47
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting30/06/2016
Mr Gary William Brown
Individual · British · DOB 04/1984 · age 42
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting30/06/2016

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
Incorporated2014-02-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC71129 — Other engineering activities

Registered office

5 South Charlotte Street
Edinburgh
EH2 4AN
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-06
Last: 2026-02-20

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

ARMSTRONG, Craig John→
director · ~47y · appointed 2014-02-20
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Active
ARMSTRONG, Dawn Oliver→
director · ~55y · appointed 2021-12-15
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Active
BROWN, Gary William→
director · ~42y · appointed 2014-02-20
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Active
BROWN, Kristy→
director · ~42y · appointed 2021-12-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

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Recent filings (36 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-12-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-11