P. JOHNSON & SON (1976) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

01264757 · ltd · incorporated 1976-06-23

Investment thesis

Property vehicle with leveraged stack — refinance / partial-release angle.

Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.

Why risky: Multiple lenders to manage; inter-creditor friction and partial-release cost possible.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Jun 2025

Net worth

£19.09M

book net assets

Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 39000

Sector: Water supply & waste

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

11 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 47.9y

15/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Oldest live charge is 47.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

11 charges (11/11 with lender, 11/11 with type)

Directors & officers

11 officers (6 active, 11 linked, 9 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

145 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £19,093,936

Cash draining

Cash down 43% YoY

Cash YoY

-43%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£1.2m

↓ 43% YoY

Net Worth

£19m

↑ 3.6% YoY

Current Assets

£1.3m

↓ 42% YoY

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-06-30	2024-06-30
Total assets	£22.10M	£21.57M
Current assets	£1.30M	£2.24M
Cash	£1.21M	£2.14M
Debtors	£84.5k	£99.0k
Net assets	£19.09M	£18.43M

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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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

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (57 events)Click to expand

2026-05-07
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-06
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JOHNSON, Teresa resigned
director
2025-11-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-22
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-10-16
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PRISM GROUP LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2025-09-10
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-09-10
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-09-10
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-09-10
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-09-10
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Charge satisfied #11
2025-09-10
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Charge satisfied #10
2025-09-10
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Charge satisfied #9
2025-09-10
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Charge satisfied #7
2025-02-28
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2025-02-28
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-02-28
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officers · CH01
2025-02-27
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-24
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-12-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-29
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officers · AP01
2024-11-29
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officers · AP01
2024-11-29
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officers · AP01
2024-11-29
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officers · AP01
2024-11-21
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JOHNSON, Ethan Peter Castley appointed
director
2024-11-21
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MARTIN, Callum John appointed
director
2024-11-21
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MARTIN, Elliot Daniel appointed
director
2024-11-21
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MARTIN, Lewis Michael appointed
director
2024-10-27
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-10-27
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-10-18
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-10-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2012-12-18
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Charge registered #11
Lender: The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation PLC
2012-12-18
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Charge registered #10
Lender: The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation PLC
2012-12-18
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Charge registered #9
Lender: The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation PLC
2011-10-06
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JOHNSON, Peter Michael resigned
secretary
2011-10-06
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JOHNSON, Peter Michael resigned
director
2011-05-23
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Charge satisfied #8
2010-05-19
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Charge satisfied #4
2010-03-01
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PRISM GROUP LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2001-01-01
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JOHNSON, Michelle Bernice appointed
director
1998-06-29
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Charge registered #8
Lender: Capital Bank PLC
1997-06-01
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FREED, Gary Joseph resigned
director
1995-09-14
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FREED, Gary Joseph appointed
director
1994-09-24
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Charge satisfied #6
1994-09-24
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Charge satisfied #5
1994-09-24
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Charge satisfied #3
1994-02-16
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Charge satisfied #2
1994-02-16
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Charge satisfied #1
1994-02-04
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Charge registered #7
Lender: The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation PLC

Showing most recent 50 of 57 events

Owner dependency

81/100

Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "JOHNSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

20/100

No succession signal

No meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.

SIGNALS

primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — JOHNSON, Ethan Peter Castley (same surname) appointed 2024-11-21. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

2 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: PRISM GROUP LIMITED resigned 2025-10-16; JOHNSON, Teresa resigned 2026-05-06

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1976-06-23

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC39000 — SIC 39000

Registered office

The Estate Office Highams Hill Farm

Sheepbarn Lane

Warlingham

Surrey

CR6 9PQ

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-07

Last: 2026-01-24