CJR DISTRIBUTION LTD
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -30% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-08-31 | 2023-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £3.9k | £2.2k |
| Current assets | £6.4k | £7.7k |
| Cash | £2.2k | £3.2k |
| Debtors | £2.3k | £2.6k |
| Net assets | £3.9k | £2.2k |
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.
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Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-29📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-06-16➕MACLAREN, Hamish Ranald Patrick appointeddirector
- 2023-06-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-05-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-08-10🏢Company incorporatedAs CJR DISTRIBUTION LTD
- 2022-08-10➕REID, Callum John appointeddirector
- 2022-08-10📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Callum John Reid Individual · Scottish · DOB 04/2003 · age 23 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 10/08/2022 |
Mr Hamish Ranald Patrick Maclaren Individual · Scottish · DOB 01/2002 · age 24 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 29/06/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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