JACOBS SPECIALIST WATER & CIVIL ENGINEERING LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC488947 · ltd · incorporated 2014-10-15
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 08990
Sector: Mining & quarrying
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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. 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 (73/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
50 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.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-10-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 3 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-30
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2025-08-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2024-07-07
    ➕
    ARMSTRONG, John Gordon appointed
    director
  5. 2024-07-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-06-21
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    CARLING, Mark resigned
    director
  7. 2024-06-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-12-15
    ➖
    ARMSTRONG, John Gordon resigned
    director
  9. 2023-12-15
    ➕
    CARLING, Mark appointed
    director
  10. 2023-12-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2023-12-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2023-07-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-01-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-07-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-12-29
    ➕
    ARMSTRONG, John Gordon appointed
    director
  16. 2020-12-29
    ➖
    ARMSTRONG, Michelle Agnus resigned
    director
  17. 2020-12-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2020-12-29
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  19. 2020-12-29
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  20. 2020-12-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2020-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  22. 2020-08-09
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  23. 2020-01-01
    ➖
    ARMSTRONG, Jean resigned
    director
  24. 2020-01-01
    ➕
    ARMSTRONG, Michelle Agnus appointed
    director
  25. 2014-10-15
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    Company incorporated
    As JACOBS SPECIALIST WATER & CIVIL ENGINEERING LTD
  26. 2014-10-15
    ➕
    ARMSTRONG, Jean appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Gordon Armstrong
Individual · British · DOB 06/1980 · age 46
75–100%
—75-100% shares29/12/2020
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Michelle Agnus Armstrongceased 29/12/2020· 75-100% shares
  • Mr Jean' Armstrongceased 01/01/2020· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2014-10-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC08990 — SIC 08990

Registered office

3 Palace Craig Street
Coatbridge
ML5 4RY
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-30
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-16
Last: 2026-02-02

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

ARMSTRONG, John Gordon→
director · ~46y · appointed 2024-07-07
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Active
ARMSTRONG, Jean→
director · ~71y · appointed 2014-10-15 · resigned 2020-01-01
Resigned
ARMSTRONG, John Gordon→
director · ~46y · appointed 2020-12-29 · resigned 2023-12-15
Resigned
ARMSTRONG, Michelle Agnus→
director · ~46y · appointed 2020-01-01 · resigned 2020-12-29
Resigned
CARLING, Mark→
director · ~48y · appointed 2023-12-15 · resigned 2024-06-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (50 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-13
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-07