JOHN MCKINLAY (PRINTERS) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC080840 · ltd · incorporated 1982-11-15
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 18129
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. 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 (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
91 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.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-30
Average employees2

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 2 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-11
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  2. 2025-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-10-11
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2024-10-11
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2024-10-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2024-10-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2024-04-05
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    MCKINLAY, John Robert Andrew appointed
    director
  9. 2024-04-05
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    MCKINLAY, Gordon William resigned
    director
  10. 2023-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-08-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-07-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-07-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-08-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-07-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2010-06-18
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    MCKINLAY, John Lindsay appointed
    secretary
  19. 2010-06-18
    ➖
    MCKINLAY, John Douglas resigned
    secretary
  20. 2010-06-18
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    MCKINLAY, John Douglas resigned
    director
  21. 1990-09-01
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    MCKINLAY, Gordon William appointed
    director
  22. 1982-11-15
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    Company incorporated
    As JOHN MCKINLAY (PRINTERS) LIMITED

Owner dependency

89/100
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 "MCKINLAY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +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 — MCKINLAY, John Robert Andrew (same surname) appointed 2024-04-05. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. 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
John Robert Andrew Mckinlay
Individual · British · DOB 09/1992 · age 34
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting05/04/2024
Mr John Lindsay Mckinlay
Individual · British · DOB 01/1963 · age 63
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Gordon William Mckinlayceased 05/04/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated1982-11-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC18129 — SIC 18129

Registered office

11/15 King Street
Perth
PH2 8HR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-11
Last: 2025-09-27

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

MCKINLAY, John Lindsay→
secretary · appointed 2010-06-18
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Active
MCKINLAY, John Robert Andrew→
director · ~34y · appointed 2024-04-05
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Active
MCKINLAY, John Lindsay→
director · ~63y
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Active
MCKINLAY, John Douglas→
secretary · resigned 2010-06-18
Resigned
MCKINLAY, Gordon William→
director · ~61y · appointed 1990-09-01 · resigned 2024-04-05
Resigned
MCKINLAY, John Douglas→
director · ~85y · resigned 2010-06-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (91 total)

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accounts · AAMD
2025-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-10-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-10-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-12