JCE ENERGY LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC565685 · ltd · incorporated 2017-05-11
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£139.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 26512
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (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 (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £139,796
Cash YoY
+447%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£31k
↑ 447% YoY
Net Worth
£140k
↑ 23% YoY
Current Assets
£273k
↑ 28% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £139.8k | £113.4k |
| Current assets | £273.1k | £212.6k |
| Cash | £30.8k | £5.6k |
| Debtors | £242.4k | £206.9k |
| Net assets | £139.8k | £113.4k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-04-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-04-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-08-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2017-10-19📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2017-08-01📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2017-05-11🏢Company incorporatedAs JCE ENERGY LIMITED
- 2017-05-11➕COX, Alison appointeddirector
- 2017-05-11➕CRAIG, James Alexander appointeddirector
- 2017-05-11➕CRAIG, Martin appointeddirector
- 2017-05-11📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Alison Cox Individual · British · DOB 04/1966 · age 60 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 05/03/2025 |
Mr Martin Craig Individual · British · DOB 08/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 05/03/2025 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr James Alexander Craigceased 05/03/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-05-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC26512 — SIC 26512
Registered office
Blackburn Business Park Woodburn Road
Blackburn
Aberdeen
AB21 0PS
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-28
Last: 2026-04-14
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
Active
CRAIG, James Alexander→
Activedirector · ~81y · appointed 2017-05-11
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CRAIG, Martin→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2017-05-11
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Recent filings (25 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-04-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-04-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-11