J.J.C. TRAVEL LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC272988 · ltd · incorporated 2004-09-07
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 18.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£103.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49390
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 18.9y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 18.9 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
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
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
66 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £103,494
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£103k
↑ 84% YoY
Current Assets
£107k
↑ 12% 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 | £319.5k | £151.7k |
| Current assets | £107.2k | £95.4k |
| Net assets | £103.5k | £56.3k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-30📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-10-12📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-04-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-16✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2023-07-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-08-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-09-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-09-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-09-01➕MACDONALD, Claire appointeddirector
- 2019-07-16➖MACDONALD, Wiliamina Keddie resignedsecretary
- 2019-07-16📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2011-08-01➖MACDONALD, Williamina Keddie resigneddirector
- 2011-07-12➖MACDONALD, Kelly resignedsecretary
- 2011-07-12➖MACDONALD, Kelly resigneddirector
- 2011-07-11➕MACDONALD, Wiliamina Keddie appointedsecretary
- 2007-06-20🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Tsb Scotland PLC
- 2004-10-28➕MACDONALD, William appointeddirector
- 2004-09-07🏢Company incorporatedAs J.J.C. TRAVEL LIMITED
- 2004-09-07➕MACDONALD, Kelly appointedsecretary
- 2004-09-07➕OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-09-07➖OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-09-07➕MACDONALD, Kelly appointeddirector
- 2004-09-07➕MACDONALD, Williamina Keddie appointeddirector
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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
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 Claire Baille Macdonald Individual · British · DOB 06/1982 · age 44 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/09/2020 |
Mr William Macdonald Individual · British · DOB 09/1976 · age 50 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| LONG LANE DELIVERIES LTD.→ SC230233 · est 2002 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 24y | — | — |
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| MCADAMS TRANSPORT LTD→ SC515765 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-09-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC49390 — SIC 49390
Registered office
Whiteshawgate Farm
Whiteshawgate
Strathaven
ML10 6SY
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-13
Last: 2026-02-27
Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)
MACDONALD, Claire→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2020-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MACDONALD, William→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2004-10-28
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MACDONALD, Kelly→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-09-07 · resigned 2011-07-12
MACDONALD, Wiliamina Keddie→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2011-07-11 · resigned 2019-07-16
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-09-07 · resigned 2004-09-07
MACDONALD, Kelly→
Resigneddirector · ~48y · appointed 2004-09-07 · resigned 2011-07-12
MACDONALD, Williamina Keddie→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2004-09-07 · resigned 2011-08-01
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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 Lloyds Tsb Scotland PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 20/06/2007 | — |
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Recent filings (66 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-30
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-11-30
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-22
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-01-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-03