J. & R. GOOD (WISHAW) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC067632 · ltd · incorporated 1979-04-19
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£808.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46330
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
93 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £808,035
Net assets shrinking
Down £92,142 YoY
Cash YoY
-5%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£291k
↓ 5.4% YoY
Net Worth
£808k
↓ 10% YoY
Current Assets
£356k
↓ 21% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£180k£360k£540k£720k£900kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£824.2k£926.1k
Current assets£355.7k£450.3k
Cash£290.9k£307.5k
Debtors£9.7k£115.0k
Net assets£808.0k£900.2k

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

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1 signal 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
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-05
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2025-08-05
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-05-23
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-09-11
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    officers · AP01
  5. 2024-09-01
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    GOOD, Jennifer Margaret appointed
    director
  6. 2024-05-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-05-04
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  8. 2022-05-19
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-05-25
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-05-18
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-06-10
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2019-06-10
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2019-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-08-02
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    address · AD01
  15. 2018-06-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-06-19
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-06-17
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    accounts · AA
  18. 2011-09-29
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    PRENTICE, Wilma Naismith resigned
    secretary
  19. 1999-07-01
    ➖
    GOOD, Robert resigned
    secretary
  20. 1999-07-01
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    PRENTICE, Wilma Naismith appointed
    secretary
  21. 1999-06-28
    ➖
    GOOD, James resigned
    director
  22. 1979-04-19
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    Company incorporated
    As J. & R. GOOD (WISHAW) LIMITED

Owner dependency

96/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "GOOD" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

16/100
No succession signal

No meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — GOOD, Jennifer Margaret (same surname) appointed 2024-09-01. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Robert Barr Good
Individual · British · DOB 09/1959 · age 67
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control21/04/2016
Miss Jennifer Margaret Good
Individual · British · DOB 11/1987 · age 39
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/11/2018

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
Incorporated1979-04-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46330 — SIC 46330

Registered office

26 Glen Road
Wishaw
ML2 7NL
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-11
Last: 2025-05-28

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

GOOD, Jennifer Margaret→
director · ~39y · appointed 2024-09-01
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Active
GOOD, Robert Barr→
director · ~67y
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Active
GOOD, Robert→
secretary · resigned 1999-07-01
Resigned
PRENTICE, Wilma Naismith→
secretary · appointed 1999-07-01 · resigned 2011-09-29
Resigned
GOOD, James→
director · ~108y · resigned 1999-06-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (93 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-05-18