J.R. POWER MOTION LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC272621 · ltd · incorporated 2004-08-26
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 21.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 78). 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 (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 21.5y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 21.5 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 (79/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
67 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

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£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Average employees20

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 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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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  4. 2023-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-01-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-10-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2020-10-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2020-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-01-31
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  12. 2017-02-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-02-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-09-08
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    WATSON, Susan resigned
    secretary
  15. 2015-09-08
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-09-08
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    officers · TM02
  17. 2005-08-17
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    WATSON, Susan appointed
    secretary
  18. 2005-08-17
    ➖
    THORNTONS LAW LLP resigned
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2004-12-01
    ➕
    THORNTONS LAW LLP appointed
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2004-11-30
    ➖
    THORNTONS WS resigned
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2004-11-01
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  22. 2004-10-11
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    BUTLER, Michael Alexander Douglas appointed
    director
  23. 2004-10-11
    ➕
    MALONE, Kenneth appointed
    director
  24. 2004-10-11
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    HUTCHESON, Iain Henderson resigned
    director
  25. 2004-08-26
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    Company incorporated
    As J.R. POWER MOTION LIMITED
  26. 2004-08-26
    ➕
    THORNTONS WS appointed
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2004-08-26
    ➕
    HUTCHESON, Iain Henderson appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.

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 78 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 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
Mr Kenneth Malone
Individual · British · DOB 11/1948 · age 78
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Michael Alexander Douglas Butler
Individual · British · DOB 11/1949 · age 77
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
Incorporated2004-08-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

Unit 9
Faraday Street
Dryburgh Industrial Estate
Dundee
DD2 3QQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-06
Last: 2025-08-23

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

BUTLER, Michael Alexander Douglas→
director · ~77y · appointed 2004-10-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MALONE, Kenneth→
director · ~78y · appointed 2004-10-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WATSON, Susan→
secretary · appointed 2005-08-17 · resigned 2015-09-08
Resigned
THORNTONS LAW LLP→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2004-12-01 · resigned 2005-08-17
Resigned
THORNTONS WS→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2004-08-26 · resigned 2004-11-30
Resigned
HUTCHESON, Iain Henderson→
director · ~64y · appointed 2004-08-26 · resigned 2004-10-11
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property01/11/2004—
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Recent filings (67 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-10-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-10-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-01-28