CARJON-NRG LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC513113 · ltd · incorporated 2015-08-14
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
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 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
27 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 accounts
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2026-03-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2026-01-08
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  4. 2025-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-10-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-08-21
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2024-08-21
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2023-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-10-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-08-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2021-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-10-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-11-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-08-14
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    Company incorporated
    As CARJON-NRG LIMITED
  18. 2015-08-14
    ➕
    BLACK, Allison appointed
    director
  19. 2015-08-14
    ➕
    BLACK, Colin Alexander appointed
    director

Owner dependency

79/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

61/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Colin Alexander Black
Individual · British · DOB 12/1962 · age 64
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/07/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Alison Blackceased 01/04/2024· 25-50% 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
Incorporated2015-08-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Registered office

37 Albyn Place
Aberdeen
AB10 1YN
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-27
Last: 2025-08-13

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

BLACK, Allison→
director · ~61y · appointed 2015-08-14
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BLACK, Colin Alexander→
director · ~64y · appointed 2015-08-14
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Recent filings (27 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-04-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-10
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2026-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-08-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-25