JOHN MENZIES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC034970 · ltd · incorporated 1960-03-09
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 40.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
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Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: 1 insolvency-related filing on record. Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 40.3y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 40.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (60/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
47 officers (3 active, 47 linked, 45 with DOB)
89
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
1162 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
6
filings
- • 3 capital
- • 2 resolution
- • 1 insolvency
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (104 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-12📄capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figurecapital · SH19
- 2026-02-12📄legacycapital · SH20
- 2026-02-12⚠️legacyinsolvency · CAP-SS
- 2026-02-12📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2026-02-12📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2026-02-05📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-11-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2025-10-22📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2025-10-21📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2025-10-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2025-10-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-10-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-10-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-10-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-10-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-10-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-09-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-07-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-26📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-09-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-08-04➕GUNGABISSOON, Ashwin Rabin appointeddirector
- 2022-08-04➖BAINES, Paul Martin resigneddirector
- 2022-08-04➖GARMAN, David Noel Christopher resigneddirector
- 2022-08-04➖JOEINIG, Philipp resigneddirector
- 2022-08-04➖KAPPELHOFF-WULFF, Christian resigneddirector
- 2022-08-04➖LANZOS, Alvaro Gomez-Reino Lago De resigneddirector
- 2022-08-04➖LUND, Henrik resigneddirector
- 2022-08-04➖MAIZEY, Drusilla resigneddirector
- 2021-06-01➕LUND, Henrik appointeddirector
- 2020-08-31➖WILSON, Giles Robert Bryant resigneddirector
- 2019-12-02➕LANZOS, Alvaro Gomez-Reino Lago De appointeddirector
- 2019-07-11➖SMURFIT, Dermot Francis resigneddirector
- 2019-05-23➕KAPPELHOFF-WULFF, Christian appointeddirector
- 2019-05-17➖EATON, Geoffrey Dennis resigneddirector
- 2019-03-11➖BLACK, Forsyth Rutherford resigneddirector
- 2017-10-31➖JENKINSON, Dermot Julian resigneddirector
- 2017-06-01➕JOEINIG, Philipp appointeddirector
- 2016-11-23➕GEDDES, John Francis Alexander appointeddirector
- 2016-07-25➕SMURFIT, Dermot Francis appointeddirector
- 2016-06-01➕BAINES, Paul Martin appointeddirector
- 2016-06-01➕WILSON, Giles Robert Bryant appointeddirector
- 2016-05-20➖BELL, Paula resigneddirector
- 2016-05-20➖NAPIER, Ian John Grant resigneddirector
- 2016-01-13➕BLACK, Forsyth Rutherford appointeddirector
- 2016-01-13➖STAFFORD, Jeremy John resigneddirector
- 2015-12-18➖MORLEY, Octavia Kate resigneddirector
- 2015-06-01➕EATON, Geoffrey Dennis appointeddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 104 events
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 58 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 66 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
1 high ·1 insolvency-related filing on record
highFilings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.
Evidence: 2026-02-12: legacy
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES EDINBURGH LIMITED→ SC091725 · est 1985 | £131.60M £96.97M–£166.24M | £135.39M | — | 135900 | 41y | 85 | 67y |
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| DSF (2003) LIMITED→ SC144009 · est 1993 | £4.70M £3.46M–£5.93M | — | — | 7 | 33y | 87 | 61y |
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| SIBCAS LIMITED→ SC052604 · est 1973 | £1.88M £1.39M–£2.38M | — | — | 165 | 53y | 88 | 68y |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1960-03-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices
Registered office
Lochside House 3 Lochside Way
Edinburgh Park
Edinburgh
Scotland
EH12 9DT
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-09
Last: 2025-08-26
Officers (3 active · 44 resigned)
GEDDES, John Francis Alexander→
Activesecretary · appointed 2006-10-20
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GEDDES, John Francis Alexander→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2016-11-23
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GUNGABISSOON, Ashwin Rabin→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2022-08-04
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ANDERSON, Charles Adair→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2006-10-20
BAINES, Paul Martin→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2016-06-01 · resigned 2022-08-04
BELL, Paula→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2013-06-10 · resigned 2016-05-20
BENNETT, James Douglas Scott→
Resigneddirector · ~84y · appointed 1989-07-12 · resigned 1999-07-31
BENNETT, James Douglas Scott→
Resigneddirector · ~84y · resigned 1993-06-09
BLACK, Forsyth Rutherford→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2016-01-13 · resigned 2019-03-11
BLACK, Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~91y · resigned 1992-12-31
BORN, Eric Martin→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2010-09-22 · resigned 2014-12-03
CALLAGHAN, Iain Mills→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 1997-01-01 · resigned 2005-09-16
COLTMAN, David Alexander→
Resigneddirector · ~84y · appointed 2001-02-01 · resigned 2011-05-20
DOLLMAN, Paul Bernard→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2002-10-01 · resigned 2013-05-17
EATON, Geoffrey Dennis→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2015-06-01 · resigned 2019-05-17
GARMAN, David Noel Christopher→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 2015-06-01 · resigned 2022-08-04
HARLEY, Ian→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2009-02-02 · resigned 2015-05-15
HARRISON, Ian Charles Leavenworth→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · resigned 2013-05-17
JENKINSON, Dermot Julian→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · resigned 2017-10-31
JOEINIG, Philipp→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2017-06-01 · resigned 2022-08-04
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Allied Dunbar Assurance Allied Dunbar Assurance PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 31/01/1986 | 14/11/1990 |
Recent filings (1162 total)
capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure
capital · SH19
2026-02-12
legacy
capital · SH20
2026-02-12
legacy
insolvency · CAP-SS
2026-02-12
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-02-12
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-02-12
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-02-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2025-11-04
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2025-10-22
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2025-10-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2025-10-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-10-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-10-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-10-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-10-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-10-21