JGB STEELCRAFT (U.K.) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC130494 · ltd · incorporated 1991-03-11
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 11.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£673.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 25990
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 11.2y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 11.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
11 officers (4 active, 11 linked, 6 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
112 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £673,326
Cash YoY
+8%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£444k
↑ 7.7% YoY
Net Worth
£673k
↑ 18% YoY
Current Assets
£709k
↓ 12% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£161k£323k£484k£646k£807kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£900.4k£821.5k
Current assets£708.8k£807.5k
Cash£443.7k£412.1k
Debtors£263.2k£393.1k
Net assets£673.3k£572.8k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-08-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-03-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2022-02-23
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  7. 2021-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-06-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2020-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-11-12
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  11. 2020-11-12
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2020-11-12
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2020-11-04
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  14. 2020-11-04
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  15. 2020-09-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2020-09-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2020-09-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2020-09-03
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  19. 2020-09-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2020-09-01
    ➕
    O'BRIEN, Maxine Jo appointed
    secretary
  21. 2020-09-01
    ➖
    O'BRIEN, Lea Helen resigned
    secretary
  22. 2020-01-16
    ➕
    O'BRIEN, Maxine appointed
    director
  23. 2015-03-23
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  24. 2008-07-04
    ➕
    MANLEY, Hugh appointed
    director
  25. 2008-06-16
    ➕
    O'BRIEN, Andrew appointed
    director
  26. 2008-06-12
    ➖
    O'BRIEN, Brendan Thomas resigned
    director
  27. 2004-07-21
    ➖
    HARRISON, Grace Marie Taylor resigned
    secretary
  28. 2004-07-21
    ➕
    O'BRIEN, Lea Helen appointed
    secretary
  29. 2004-07-21
    ➖
    HARRISON, Grace Marie Taylor resigned
    director
  30. 2004-07-21
    ➖
    HARRISON, Joseph resigned
    director
  31. 1991-03-11
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As JGB STEELCRAFT (U.K.) LIMITED
  32. 1991-03-11
    ➕
    HARRISON, Grace Marie Taylor appointed
    secretary
  33. 1991-03-11
    ➕
    REID, Brian appointed
    nominee-secretary
  34. 1991-03-11
    ➖
    REID, Brian resigned
    nominee-secretary
  35. 1991-03-11
    ➕
    HARRISON, Grace Marie Taylor appointed
    director
  36. 1991-03-11
    ➕
    HARRISON, Joseph appointed
    director
  37. 1991-03-11
    ➕
    O'BRIEN, Brendan Thomas appointed
    director
  38. 1991-03-11
    ➕
    WAUGH, Joanne appointed
    nominee-director
  39. 1991-03-11
    ➖
    WAUGH, Joanne resigned
    nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 35 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Jgb Steelcraft Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Jgb Steelcraft Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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JGB STEELCRAFT (U.K.) LIMITED
This company · SC130494

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
Jgb Steelcraft Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control15/10/2020
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Lea Helen O'Brienceased 15/10/2020· 50-75% shares
  • Mr Andrew O'Brienceased 15/10/2020· 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
Incorporated1991-03-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC25990 — SIC 25990

Registered office

Studio 4, Ground Floor Sir James Clark Building
Abbey Mill Business Centre
Paisley
Renfrewshire
PA1 1TJ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-23
Last: 2026-03-09

Officers (4 active · 7 resigned)

O'BRIEN, Maxine Jo→
secretary · appointed 2020-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MANLEY, Hugh→
director · ~60y · appointed 2008-07-04
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Active
O'BRIEN, Andrew→
director · ~37y · appointed 2008-06-16
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Active
O'BRIEN, Maxine→
director · ~52y · appointed 2020-01-16
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Active
HARRISON, Grace Marie Taylor→
secretary · appointed 1991-03-11 · resigned 2004-07-21
Resigned
O'BRIEN, Lea Helen→
secretary · appointed 2004-07-21 · resigned 2020-09-01
Resigned
REID, Brian→
nominee-secretary · appointed 1991-03-11 · resigned 1991-03-11
Resigned
HARRISON, Grace Marie Taylor→
director · ~83y · appointed 1991-03-11 · resigned 2004-07-21
Resigned
HARRISON, Joseph→
director · ~81y · appointed 1991-03-11 · resigned 2004-07-21
Resigned
O'BRIEN, Brendan Thomas→
director · ~76y · appointed 1991-03-11 · resigned 2008-06-12
Resigned
WAUGH, Joanne→
nominee-director · appointed 1991-03-11 · resigned 1991-03-11
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge—23/03/2015—
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Recent filings (112 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-09
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2022-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-16