J & K MCNEILL LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC270043 · ltd · incorporated 2004-06-30
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 17.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of carpets, rugs, wall and floor coverings in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 17.8y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 17.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
63 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 |
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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 (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-05📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-09📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-07-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-02📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-29📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2021-09-28📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2020-11-17📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AAMD
- 2020-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-22📄second-filing-notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · RP04PSC01
- 2019-07-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-07-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-07-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2008-09-12🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2004-06-30🏢Company incorporatedAs J & K MCNEILL LIMITED
- 2004-06-30➕MCNEILL, Julian David appointedsecretary
- 2004-06-30➕MCNEILL, Julian David appointeddirector
- 2004-06-30➕MCNEILL, Kerry appointeddirector
- 2004-06-30➕FIRSTSCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2004-06-30➖FIRSTSCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2004-06-30➕FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2004-06-30➖FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
99/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MCNEILL" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
76/100
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 58. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Kerry Mcneill Individual · British · DOB 06/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Julian David Mcneill Individual · British · DOB 11/1968 · age 58 | 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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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 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.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-06-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47530 — Retail sale of carpets, rugs, wall and floor coverings in specialised stores
Registered office
55 Gillsland
Gillsland
Eyemouth
Berwickshire
TD14 5JF
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-14
Last: 2025-06-30
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
MCNEILL, Julian David→
Activesecretary · appointed 2004-06-30
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MCNEILL, Julian David→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2004-06-30
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MCNEILL, Kerry→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2004-06-30
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FIRSTSCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2004-06-30 · resigned 2004-06-30
FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2004-06-30 · resigned 2004-06-30
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 12/09/2008 | — |
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Recent filings (63 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-24
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-12
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-07
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-09-29
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-09-28