EUROFAB-JM LTD
Opportunity 43/100 (watch), bankability 20/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Asset purchase likely safer than share purchase given structural signals. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: asset disposal / carve-out (55/100). Current lenders should be on immediate intervention.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (62/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Not actionable now, but monitor — distressed, succession, or structural changes could flip this into a real opportunity.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsFinancials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · UK GAAP| Metric | 2014-03-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £91.1k |
| Current assets | £235.6k |
| Debtors | £166.4k |
| Current liabilities | £202.8k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
- • 1 miscellaneous
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-18📄court-ordermiscellaneous · OC-DV
- 2021-02-26⚠️gazette-dissolved-liquidationgazette · GAZ2
- 2020-11-26⚠️liquidation-compulsory-early-dissolution-court-scotlandinsolvency · WU16(Scot)
- 2016-09-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2016-09-28⚠️liquidation-compulsory-notice-winding-up-scotlandinsolvency · CO4.2(Scot)
- 2016-09-28⚠️liquidation-compulsory-winding-up-order-scotlandinsolvency · 4.2(Scot)
- 2016-08-18📄dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · SOAS(A)
- 2016-08-09📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2016-08-01📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2016-02-23📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-09-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2015-07-27➖MULRANEY, Michael resigneddirector
- 2015-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-04-01📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-03-06📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2013-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2013-03-19📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2013-03-12📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2012-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2012-03-09📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2012-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2011-03-21📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-11-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2010-02-15📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-02-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2009-12-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2008-01-25➕MULRANEY, Michael appointeddirector
- 2006-10-31➕HUGHES, Lee appointedsecretary
- 2006-10-31➖WALTERSON, Julie-Ann resignedsecretary
- 2004-02-19➕HARKIN, Stuart appointeddirector
- 2004-02-19➕WALTERSON, Julie-Ann appointedsecretary
- 2004-01-27🏢Company incorporatedAs EUROFAB-JM LTD
- 2004-01-27➕COSEC LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-01-27➖COSEC LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-01-27➕CODIR LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2004-01-27➖CODIR LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2004-01-27➕COSEC LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2004-01-27➖COSEC LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
3 high · 1 med ·Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.
Evidence: Next due: 2016-01-31
Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2017-02-10
Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.
Evidence: 2021-02-26: gazette-dissolved-liquidation; 2020-11-26: liquidation-compulsory-early-dissolution-court-scotland
Companies House flags prior insolvency events. Review the insolvency filings for context.
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