J. & D. WILKIE, LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC053525 · ltd · incorporated 1973-07-02

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 · low confidence

Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Jun 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

73/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Weaving of textiles

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 6 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

9 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 43.4y

25/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 43.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 38/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
· Not currently profitable — coverage conversation is a harder sell.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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

9 charges (9/9 with lender, 9/9 with type)

Directors & officers

28 officers (5 active, 28 linked, 24 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

13 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

165 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

73/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

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 · FRS 102

Loss-making

Loss before tax £815,632

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-06-30
Profit before tax	£-815.6k
Average employees	16400

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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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 mortgage
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (77 events)Click to expand

2026-01-14
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mortgage · MR04
2026-01-14
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Charge satisfied #7
2025-12-22
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officers · TM01
2025-12-19
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MARTIN, Nicholas resigned
director
2025-11-13
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change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-10-20
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-30
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DUGGAN-HILL, Simon Donald resigned
director
2025-04-22
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-01
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officers · AP01
2024-09-23
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DUGGAN-HILL, Simon Donald appointed
director
2024-09-09
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PEART, Ian appointed
director
2024-09-09
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-26
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-26
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-01
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MARTIN, Nicholas appointed
director
2024-04-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-16
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-16
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-01-15
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Charge registered #9
Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
2024-01-01
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SIMPSON, Wallace Brett appointed
director
2023-09-19
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-09-19
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-31
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MCGILL, Roger Andrew Stuart resigned
secretary
2023-08-31
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MCGILL, Roger Andrew Stuart resigned
director
2023-08-15
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-04
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GRANIER, Jean-Christophe Marcel Roy resigned
director
2023-04-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-16
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-09-12
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REID, John William appointed
director
2022-04-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-21
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-03-18
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GILLAN, James Millar resigned
director
2021-10-04
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ROBERTSON, Paula appointed
director
2021-10-04
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GILLAN, James Millar appointed
director
2018-08-24
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SMITH, David Douglas resigned
director
2017-03-31
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LOW, Robert William resigned
director
2017-01-13
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WOOD, David Emrys resigned
director
2016-07-01
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MCGILL, Roger Andrew Stuart appointed
secretary
2016-06-30
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DOWNS, Alan John resigned
secretary
2016-05-16
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WOOD, David Emrys appointed
director
2015-10-12
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DOWNS, Alan John resigned
director
2015-10-12
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MCGILL, Roger Andrew Stuart appointed
director
2015-05-20
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Charge registered #8
Lender: Hsbc Asset Finance (UK) LTD
2014-07-18
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SMITH, David Douglas appointed
director
2014-06-20
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ROWAN, Robert Michael resigned
director
2014-06-02
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Charge registered #7
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2014-05-14
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STEEL, Robert Blyth resigned
director
2014-04-04
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Charge satisfied #2
2014-04-04
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Charge satisfied #1

Showing most recent 50 of 77 events

Owner dependency

58/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

2 med · 1 low

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

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

Evidence: DUGGAN-HILL, Simon Donald resigned 2025-09-30; MARTIN, Nicholas resigned 2025-12-19

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.

6 live charges

low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Group structure

J&D Wilkie (Holding Company) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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J&D Wilkie (Holding Company) Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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J. & D. WILKIE, LIMITED

This company · SC053525

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
J&D Wilkie (Holding Company) Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	23/12/2016

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

Incorporated1973-07-02

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC13200 — Weaving of textiles

Registered office

Marywell Works

Marywell Brae

Kirriemuir

Angus

DD8 4BJ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-07

Last: 2025-12-24