SJF DRILLING CONSULTANTS LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
SC739447 · ltd · incorporated 2022-07-27
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
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
year to May 2025
Net worth
£53.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 09100
Sector: Mining & quarrying
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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 (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
8 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £53,759
Net assets shrinking
Down £6,018 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£54k
↓ 10% YoY
Current Assets
£77k
↓ 16% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£18k£37k£55k£73k£92kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£53.8k£59.8k
Current assets£77.4k£91.8k
Net assets£53.8k£59.8k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-10-16
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2022-07-27
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As SJF DRILLING CONSULTANTS LTD
  6. 2022-07-27
    FINDLAY, Jennifer Campbell appointed
    director
  7. 2022-07-27
    FINDLAY, Scott appointed
    director
  8. 2022-07-27
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

66/100
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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Jennifer Campbell Findlay
Individual · British · DOB 02/1974 · age 52
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control27/07/2022
Mr Scott Findlay
Individual · British · DOB 01/1975 · age 51
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control27/07/2022

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
Incorporated2022-07-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC09100 — SIC 09100

Registered office

3 Cluny Square
Buckie
AB56 1AH
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-09
Last: 2025-07-26

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

FINDLAY, Jennifer Campbell
director · ~52y · appointed 2022-07-27
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Active
FINDLAY, Scott
director · ~51y · appointed 2022-07-27
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Recent filings (8 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-15
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-31
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-07-27