CEB/JAB LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC513913 · ltd · incorporated 2015-08-25
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
year to Aug 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
65/100
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
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 65/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: No active directors on record. Company is active but has no current directors in the register. This is unusual and should be investigated. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
2 officers (0 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
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
65/100Strong
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
59
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2025-10-10
    MORTIMER, Karen Lilwyn resigned
    director
  3. 2025-07-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-07-29
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  5. 2025-07-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2025-07-28
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2025-07-28
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2025-07-11
    BAXTER, Karen resigned
    director
  9. 2025-07-11
    MORTIMER, Karen Lilwyn appointed
    director
  10. 2025-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2024-05-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-05-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-05-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-05-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-05-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-05-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-05-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-06-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2015-08-25
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CEB/JAB LIMITED
  20. 2015-08-25
    BAXTER, Karen appointed
    director

Owner dependency

50/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

Red flags

1 high · 1 med ·
No active directors on record
high

Company is active but has no current directors in the register. This is unusual and should be investigated.

2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: BAXTER, Karen resigned 2025-07-11; MORTIMER, Karen Lilwyn resigned 2025-10-10

Group structure

Birch & Calloway Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Birch & Calloway Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
CEB/JAB LIMITED
This company · SC513913

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
Birch & Calloway Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting11/07/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Karen Baxterceased 11/07/2025· 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
Incorporated2015-08-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Suite 1322 11 Glebe Street
Dumfries
DG1 2LQ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-25
Last: 2025-07-11

Officers (0 active · 2 resigned)

BAXTER, Karen
director · ~59y · appointed 2015-08-25 · resigned 2025-07-11
Resigned
MORTIMER, Karen Lilwyn
director · ~68y · appointed 2025-07-11 · resigned 2025-10-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (26 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-07-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-07