J. R. WHITE & CO.

🌳Matureactive
SC221494 · private-unlimited · incorporated 2001-07-23
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

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Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2022
Net worth
£400.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other holiday and other collective accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 69). 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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
38 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 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £400,295

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£400k
Current Assets
£136k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2022-07-31
Total assets£400.3k
Current assets£136.4k
Net assets£400.3k

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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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2022-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2020-07-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2018-08-05
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2018-08-05
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2018-08-05
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2018-06-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2015-09-21
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  8. 2015-08-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2015-07-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2014-07-30
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    annual-return · AR01
  11. 2013-07-30
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    annual-return · AR01
  12. 2012-07-30
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    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2011-09-27
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    officers · TM01
  14. 2011-07-25
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2011-02-14
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    POTTINGER, Lewie Angus resigned
    director
  16. 2010-07-26
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2002-07-26
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    POTTINGER, Eunice Olivine Cluness resigned
    director
  18. 2001-07-23
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    Company incorporated
    As J. R. WHITE & CO.
  19. 2001-07-23
    ➕
    ARTHUR, Jennifer Jane appointed
    secretary
  20. 2001-07-23
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    ARTHUR, Jennifer Jane appointed
    director
  21. 2001-07-23
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    ARTHUR, William appointed
    director
  22. 2001-07-23
    ➕
    POTTINGER, Eunice Olivine Cluness appointed
    director
  23. 2001-07-23
    ➕
    POTTINGER, Lewie Angus appointed
    director

Owner dependency

91/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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

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
Jenny Arthur
Individual · Scottish · DOB 08/1959 · age 67
50–75%
—50-75% shares23/07/2016
William Arthur
Individual · Scottish · DOB 01/1957 · age 69
25–50%
—25-50% shares23/07/2016
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • William Lewie Arthurceased 05/04/2018· 25-50% shares
  • Murray Angus Arthurceased 05/04/2018· 25-50% shares
  • Charles Andrew Arthurceased 05/04/2018· 25-50% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-unlimited
Incorporated2001-07-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC55209 — Other holiday and other collective accommodation

Registered office

1 Hillside Aithsetter
Cunningsburgh
Shetland
ZE2 9UW
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2022-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-06
Last: 2025-07-23

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

ARTHUR, Jennifer Jane→
secretary · appointed 2001-07-23
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Active
ARTHUR, Jennifer Jane→
director · ~67y · appointed 2001-07-23
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Active
ARTHUR, William→
director · ~69y · appointed 2001-07-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
POTTINGER, Eunice Olivine Cluness→
director · ~92y · appointed 2001-07-23 · resigned 2002-07-26
Resigned
POTTINGER, Lewie Angus→
director · ~96y · appointed 2001-07-23 · resigned 2011-02-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (38 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-23
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-08-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2018-08-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2018-08-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2018-08-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2018-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2017-08-01