RJDA CONSULTING LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC223151 · ltd · incorporated 2001-09-12
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.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£119.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
58 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
80
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 · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £119,564
Net assets shrinking
Down £28,017 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£120k
↓ 19% YoY
Current Assets
£127k
↓ 18% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £119.6k | £147.6k |
| Current assets | £127.0k | £154.1k |
| Net assets | £119.6k | £147.6k |
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
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Last 90 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-15📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-04-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-03-05📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2018-03-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-03-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-03-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-02-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2001-09-12🏢Company incorporatedAs RJDA CONSULTING LIMITED
- 2001-09-12➕ADAMS, Richard John appointedsecretary
- 2001-09-12➕ADAMS, Dawne appointeddirector
- 2001-09-12➕ADAMS, Richard John appointeddirector
Owner dependency
91/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
96/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Richard John Adams Individual · British · DOB 04/1949 · age 77 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 12/09/2016 |
Ms Dawne Adams Individual · British · DOB 07/1949 · age 77 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 12/09/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-09-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Registered office
13 Oakbank Road
Perth
Perthshire
PH1 1DG
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-26
Last: 2025-09-12
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
ADAMS, Richard John→
Activesecretary · appointed 2001-09-12
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ADAMS, Dawne→
Activedirector · ~77y · appointed 2001-09-12
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ADAMS, Richard John→
Activedirector · ~77y · appointed 2001-09-12
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Recent filings (58 total)
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2024-09-27
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2023-10-04
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2023-05-03
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2022-10-03
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2022-06-22
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2021-09-30
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2021-06-28
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2019-09-24
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