JOHN CLEGG CONSULTING LIMITED

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SC234299 · ltd · incorporated 2002-07-18
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£55.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 02400
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 81). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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 (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
63 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £55,757
Net assets shrinking
Down £2,697 YoY
Cash YoY
+3%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£69k
↑ 2.9% YoY
Net Worth
£56k
↓ 4.6% YoY
Current Assets
£70k
↓ 5.5% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£15k£30k£45k£59k£74kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£55.8k£58.5k
Current assets£70.2k£74.2k
Cash£68.5k£66.6k
Debtors£1.5k£7.5k
Net assets£55.8k£58.5k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-11
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2025-12-09
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-27
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  4. 2023-11-27
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  5. 2023-02-13
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  6. 2022-05-10
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  7. 2021-03-25
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  8. 2020-03-02
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  9. 2019-01-10
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  10. 2017-12-07
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  11. 2017-02-21
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  12. 2015-12-11
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-07-19
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2014-11-17
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2002-07-18
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    Company incorporated
    As JOHN CLEGG CONSULTING LIMITED
  16. 2002-07-18
    ➕
    WATT, Guy Ridley appointed
    secretary
  17. 2002-07-18
    ➕
    WATT, Guy Ridley appointed
    director
  18. 2002-07-18
    ➕
    WATT, Rosemarie Jeane appointed
    director
  19. 2002-07-18
    ➕
    BELL & SCOTT (SECRETARIAL SERVICES) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  20. 2002-07-18
    ➖
    BELL & SCOTT (SECRETARIAL SERVICES) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2002-07-18
    ➕
    BELL & SCOTT WS (PROPERTY NOMINEES) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  22. 2002-07-18
    ➖
    BELL & SCOTT WS (PROPERTY NOMINEES) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-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 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
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 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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
Mr Guy Ridley Watt
Individual · British · DOB 10/1945 · age 81
25–50%
25–50%board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence06/04/2016
Mrs Rosemarie Jeane Watt
Individual · British · DOB 03/1949 · age 77
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2002-07-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC02400 — SIC 02400

Registered office

1 Ravelston House Loan
Edinburgh
Mid Lothian
EH4 3LY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-29
Last: 2026-03-15

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

WATT, Guy Ridley→
secretary · appointed 2002-07-18
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Active
WATT, Guy Ridley→
director · ~81y · appointed 2002-07-18
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Active
WATT, Rosemarie Jeane→
director · ~77y · appointed 2002-07-18
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Active
BELL & SCOTT (SECRETARIAL SERVICES) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-07-18 · resigned 2002-07-18
Resigned
BELL & SCOTT WS (PROPERTY NOMINEES) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-07-18 · resigned 2002-07-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (63 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-03-02