JOHNSTON GREER LTD.

🌳Matureactive
SC271266 · ltd · incorporated 2004-07-28
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other activities of employment placement agencies
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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
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
62 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Average employees200300

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-11-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-11-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-02-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-10-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2017-11-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-07-31
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2017-07-31
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2017-07-31
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    officers · CH01
  13. 2017-07-31
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    officers · CH01
  14. 2017-07-31
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    officers · CH03
  15. 2017-02-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2006-05-16
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    JOHNSTON, Michelle Andrea appointed
    director
  17. 2004-07-28
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    Company incorporated
    As JOHNSTON GREER LTD.
  18. 2004-07-28
    ➕
    JOHNSTON, Michelle Andrea appointed
    secretary
  19. 2004-07-28
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    JOHNSTON, Christopher David appointed
    director
  20. 2004-07-28
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    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2004-07-28
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    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2004-07-28
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 2004-07-28
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. 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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "JOHNSTON" — 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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • 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

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
Mrs Michelle Andrea Johnston
Individual · British · DOB 02/1973 · age 53
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Christopher David Johnston
Individual · British · DOB 09/1971 · age 55
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2004-07-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC78109 — Other activities of employment placement agencies

Registered office

29 Marshall Drive
California
Falkirk
Central
FK1 2AB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-11
Last: 2025-07-28

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

JOHNSTON, Michelle Andrea→
secretary · appointed 2004-07-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JOHNSTON, Christopher David→
director · ~55y · appointed 2004-07-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JOHNSTON, Michelle Andrea→
director · ~53y · appointed 2006-05-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-07-28 · resigned 2004-07-28
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-07-28 · resigned 2004-07-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (62 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-02-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-10-10