MJB CARPET FITTING SERVICES LIMITED
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-07-31 | 2023-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £9.2k | £9.2k |
| Current assets | £17.3k | £26.4k |
| Cash | £6.2k | £8.1k |
| Debtors | £7.4k | £10.3k |
| Net assets | £9.2k | £9.2k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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See pricing →Recent activity
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-31📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-03-31📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-06-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2016-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-10-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-07-08📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-04-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2014-07-02🏢Company incorporatedAs MJB CARPET FITTING SERVICES LIMITED
- 2014-07-02➕BABINGTON, Martin John appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Martin John Babington Individual · British · DOB 12/1988 · age 38 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 02/07/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Martin John Babbingtonceased 02/07/2017· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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