JOHNSON METALS LTD

🌳Matureactive
05440407 · ltd · incorporated 2005-04-29
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 21.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£1.21M
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 39000
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 21.0y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 21.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
73 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,209,292
Cash YoY
+29%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£260k
↑ 29% YoY
Net Worth
£1.2m
↑ 4.4% YoY
Current Assets
£469k
↓ 3.4% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£242k£484k£726k£967k£1.2mApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£1.36M£1.32M
Current assets£469.2k£485.8k
Cash£259.9k£202.0k
Debtors£111.2k£196.2k
Net assets£1.21M£1.16M

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-11-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-08-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-07-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-10-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-10-02
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  9. 2019-06-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-04-30
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2018-08-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-05-08
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2017-11-15
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  14. 2017-09-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-06-19
    ➕
    JOHNSON, Laura Jane appointed
    director
  16. 2017-06-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2017-02-10
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    JOHNSON, Steven Edward resigned
    director
  18. 2009-07-20
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  19. 2005-07-08
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  20. 2005-05-03
    ➖
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2005-05-03
    ➖
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  22. 2005-04-30
    ➕
    JOHNSON, Lisa Margaret appointed
    secretary
  23. 2005-04-30
    ➕
    JOHNSON, Lisa Margaret appointed
    director
  24. 2005-04-30
    ➕
    JOHNSON, Richard Edwin appointed
    director
  25. 2005-04-30
    ➕
    JOHNSON, Steven Edward appointed
    director
  26. 2005-04-29
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    Company incorporated
    As JOHNSON METALS LTD
  27. 2005-04-29
    ➕
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2005-04-29
    ➕
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

91/100
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
  • +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 21 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

70/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Laura Jane Carr
Individual · British · DOB 06/1991 · age 35
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting19/06/2017
Ms Lisa Margaret Johnson
Individual · British · DOB 02/1968 · age 58
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Richard Johnson
Individual · British · DOB 02/1967 · age 59
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Steven Johnsonceased 10/02/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-04-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC39000 — SIC 39000

Registered office

Phoenix Road
Colley Lane, Industrial Estate
Bridgwater
Somerset
TA6 5LZ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-13
Last: 2026-04-29

Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)

JOHNSON, Lisa Margaret→
secretary · appointed 2005-04-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JOHNSON, Laura Jane→
director · ~35y · appointed 2017-06-19
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Active
JOHNSON, Lisa Margaret→
director · ~58y · appointed 2005-04-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JOHNSON, Richard Edwin→
director · ~59y · appointed 2005-04-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-04-29 · resigned 2005-05-03
Resigned
JOHNSON, Steven Edward→
director · ~57y · appointed 2005-04-30 · resigned 2017-02-10
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-04-29 · resigned 2005-05-03
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property20/07/2009—
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Debenture1 property08/07/2005—
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Recent filings (73 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-30
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2019-10-02