R JOHNSTONE & SONS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC246642 · ltd · incorporated 2003-03-27
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£52.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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 (4 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
76 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £52,867
Net assets shrinking
Down £12,073 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£53k
↓ 19% YoY
Current Assets
£62k
↓ 11% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £58.7k | £66.9k |
| Current assets | £62.5k | £70.3k |
| Net assets | £52.9k | £64.9k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-02-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-02-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-02-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-01-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-10-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-03-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-03-25📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2021-03-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-01-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2003-03-27🏢Company incorporatedAs R JOHNSTONE & SONS LIMITED
- 2003-03-27➕JOHNSTONE, Moyra Dixon appointedsecretary
- 2003-03-27➕JOHNSTONE, Craig appointeddirector
- 2003-03-27➕JOHNSTONE, Moyra Dixon appointeddirector
- 2003-03-27➕JOHNSTONE, Ross appointeddirector
- 2003-03-27➕YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-03-27➖YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-03-27➕YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2003-03-27➖YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
98/100
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
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "JOHNSTONE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
90/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Moyra Dixon Johnstone Individual · British · DOB 06/1949 · age 77 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-03-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Registered office
51 Rae Street
Dumfries
Dumfriesshire
DG1 1JD
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last: 2026-02-14
Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)
JOHNSTONE, Moyra Dixon→
Activesecretary · appointed 2003-03-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
JOHNSTONE, Craig→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2003-03-27
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JOHNSTONE, Moyra Dixon→
Activedirector · ~77y · appointed 2003-03-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
JOHNSTONE, Ross→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2003-03-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-03-27 · resigned 2003-03-27
YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-03-27 · resigned 2003-03-27
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Recent filings (76 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-25