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J. & A. MITCHELL AND COMPANY, LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC003582 · ltd · incorporated 1897-08-10
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.
Why now
Window steady · high confidence
Mixed signals — 7 changes over 30 days, no clear direction yet.
  • · Opportunity score: 80 → 70
  • · Hygiene score: 90 → 80
  • · Bankability: 62 → 70
  • · Refinance opportunity: too_messy → no_debt
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Mixed signals in the last 30 days — 3 improved, 3 worsened.

  • Opportunity score: 8070
  • Hygiene score: 9080
  • Bankability: 6270
  • Live charges: 50
  • PSC count: 50
  • +2 more
Last 90 days

Mixed signals in the last 90 days — 3 improved, 3 worsened.

  • Opportunity score: 8070
  • Hygiene score: 9080
  • Bankability: 6270
  • Live charges: 50
  • PSC count: 50
  • +2 more
Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 11010
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: conservative operator with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (70/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (47/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

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
No charge records returned
50
Directors & officers
No officers data
0
Ownership & PSC
No PSC data returned
40
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
No filing history
0
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
70
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Profitable
Profit before tax £5,069,570

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2023Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312023-07-31
Profit before tax£5.07M£5.95M
Average employees112

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

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4 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Corporate timeline (1 events)Click to expand
  1. 1897-08-10
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    Company incorporated
    As J. & A. MITCHELL AND COMPANY, LIMITED

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +No director turnover: Company is 129 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1897-08-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC11010 — SIC 11010

Registered office

Springbank Distillery
Well Close
Campbeltown
Argyll
PA28 6ET

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-21
Last: 2026-01-07