MACANDREW & JENKINS (TRUSTEES) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC115725 · ltd · incorporated 1989-01-23

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

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 Dec 2024

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Solicitors

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

16 officers (10 active, 16 linked, 13 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

16 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

106 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (44 events)Click to expand

2025-12-16
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-27
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-01
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PRENTICE, Hannah appointed
director
2024-09-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-23
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-31
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WOTHERSPOON, Jonathan resigned
director
2024-06-01
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HARRISON, Roderick Alexander Louden appointed
director
2023-12-19
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-19
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-10-31
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-10-31
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-10-31
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-10-31
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-10-31
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-10-31
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-10-31
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-10-31
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appoint-corporate-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP02
2023-10-31
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-31
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appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2023-10-31
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-10-31
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-10-31
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC03
2023-10-31
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-10-30
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WJM SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2023-10-30
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BELL, David Graham appointed
director
2023-10-30
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GILLIES, Fraser Anthony Brian appointed
director
2023-10-30
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MACDONALD, Ian appointed
director
2023-10-30
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MACLEAN, Roderick Kenneth appointed
director
2023-10-30
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MACLEOD, Angus George appointed
director
2023-10-30
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WJM DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
corporate-director
2023-10-30
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MACANDREW & JENKINS, W.S. LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2023-08-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2017-03-31
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GRANT, Erin Louise resigned
director
2016-05-03
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GRANT, Erin Louise appointed
director
2014-03-31
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CHEETHAM, Barbara Ann resigned
director
2007-06-29
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WOTHERSPOON, John Munro resigned
director
1989-12-31
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WOTHERSPOON, Iain resigned
director
1989-01-23
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Company incorporated
As MACANDREW & JENKINS (TRUSTEES) LIMITED
1989-01-23
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WOTHERSPOON, James Robert Edwards appointed
director
1989-01-23
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MACANDREW & JENKINS, W.S. LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
1989-01-23
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CHEETHAM, Barbara Ann appointed
director
1989-01-23
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WOTHERSPOON, Iain appointed
director
1989-01-23
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WOTHERSPOON, Jonathan appointed
director

Owner dependency

80/100

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

-9 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "LIMITED" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 37 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 37 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie Llp Individual	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	30/10/2023

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr James Robert Edwards Wotherspoonceased 30/10/2023· 25-50% shares · firm interest

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

Incorporated1989-01-23

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC69102 — Solicitors

Registered office

The Green House C/O Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie Llp

Beechwood Park North

Inverness

IV2 3BL

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-28

Last: 2025-12-14