JOHN MEIKLE (CONTRACTORS) LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC082545 · ltd · incorporated 1983-04-04
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£178.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Landscape service activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
93 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
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 · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £178,755
Net assets shrinking
Down £61,717 YoY
Cash YoY
-14%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£142k
↓ 14% YoY
Net Worth
£179k
↓ 26% YoY
Current Assets
£175k
↓ 24% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £178.8k | £240.5k |
| Current assets | £174.7k | £230.4k |
| Cash | £141.9k | £164.5k |
| Debtors | £32.7k | £65.9k |
| Net assets | £178.8k | £240.5k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-06📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-11-06📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-11-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-10-01➖MEIKLE, John resigneddirector
- 2020-12-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-28📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2017-08-28📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2017-08-24➕MEIKLE, Isabel appointedsecretary
- 2017-08-24➖MACKINTOSH, Gillian Lesley resignedsecretary
- 1990-04-30➕MEIKLE, Andrew Lawrence Avondale appointeddirector
- 1990-04-30➕MACKINTOSH, Gillian Lesley appointedsecretary
- 1990-04-30➖MEIKLE, John resignedsecretary
- 1990-04-30➖MEIKLE, Glenda resigneddirector
- 1983-04-04🏢Company incorporatedAs JOHN MEIKLE (CONTRACTORS) LIMITED
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MEIKLE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 36 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
85/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 36 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 43 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Capellie Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Capellie Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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JOHN MEIKLE (CONTRACTORS) LIMITED
This company · SC082545
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Capellie Holdings Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/11/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Andrew Charles Avondale Meikleceased 06/11/2024· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1983-04-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC81300 — Landscape service activities
Registered office
West Capellie Farm Fereneze Road
Neilston
Glasgow
G78 3AG
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-23
Last: 2025-11-09
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
Active
MEIKLE, Andrew Lawrence Avondale→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 1990-04-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MACKINTOSH, Gillian Lesley→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1990-04-30 · resigned 2017-08-24
MEIKLE, John→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1990-04-30
MEIKLE, Glenda→
Resigneddirector · resigned 1990-04-30
MEIKLE, John→
Resigneddirector · ~97y · resigned 2021-10-01
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Recent filings (93 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-11-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-11-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-28