JOHOCCO 2024 LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

09142805 · ltd · incorporated 2014-07-22

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

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 11.3y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£264.2k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Solicitors

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 11.3y

85/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 11.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared

Director network

9 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

44 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red 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 £264,187

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£264k

Current Assets

£128k

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-30
Total assets	£765.2k
Current assets	£128.2k
Net assets	£264.2k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand

2026-03-02
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accounts · AA
2025-12-15
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accounts · AA01
2025-01-06
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accounts · AA
2023-12-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-02
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SYDENHAM, Ian John appointed
director
2021-03-02
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WILLIAMS, Simon John resigned
director
2021-03-02
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-03-02
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-07-28
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-02-12
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BARTLEY, Andrew James resigned
director
2020-01-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-03-18
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2019-03-18
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2019-03-18
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2019-03-18
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2019-03-18
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2019-03-18
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-03-15
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HARRIS, James Alexander resigned
director
2018-12-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2015-02-10
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Charge registered #1
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2014-09-04
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BUTLER, Hugh Jeremy appointed
director
2014-09-04
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BARTLEY, Andrew James appointed
director
2014-09-04
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WILLIAMS, Simon John appointed
director
2014-07-22
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Company incorporated
As JOHOCCO 2024 LIMITED
2014-07-22
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HARRIS, James Alexander appointed
director

Owner dependency

66/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

61/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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.)

Group structure

Johocco 2024 (Holdings) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Johocco 2024 (Holdings) Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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JOHOCCO 2024 LIMITED

This company · 09142805

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Johocco 2024 (Holdings) Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	15/03/2019

4 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Simon John Williamsceased 15/03/2019· significant influence
Mr James Alexander Harrisceased 15/03/2019· significant influence
Mr Andrew James Bartleyceased 15/03/2019· significant influence
Hugh Jeremy Butlerceased 15/03/2019· significant influence

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2014-07-22

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC69102 — Solicitors

Registered office

6 St. John Street

Chester

CH1 1DA

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-30

Last made up to: 2025-03-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-05

Last: 2025-07-22

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

BUTLER, Hugh Jeremy→

director · ~64y · appointed 2014-09-04

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

SYDENHAM, Ian John→

director · ~49y · appointed 2021-03-02

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BARTLEY, Andrew James→

director · ~49y · appointed 2014-09-04 · resigned 2020-02-12

Resigned

HARRIS, James Alexander→

director · ~48y · appointed 2014-07-22 · resigned 2019-03-15

Resigned

WILLIAMS, Simon John→

director · ~44y · appointed 2014-09-04 · resigned 2021-03-02

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC	A registered charge	1 property	10/02/2015	—

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Recent filings (44 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2026-03-02

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened

accounts · AA01

2025-12-15

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-08-04

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-01-06

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-08-14

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-12-13

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-08-23

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-08-31

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-07-26

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-03-15

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-08-02

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2021-04-14

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2021-03-02

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2021-03-02

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2020-07-28