J & W THOMSON LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC273770 · ltd · incorporated 2004-09-23
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£28.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 83-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 83). 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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
49 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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 £28,802
Cash YoY
-24%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£34k
↓ 24% YoY
Net Worth
£29k
↑ 100% YoY
Current Assets
£70k
↓ 11% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £61.1k | £40.6k |
| Current assets | £69.5k | £77.9k |
| Cash | £34.1k | £45.1k |
| Debtors | £34.3k | £31.6k |
| Net assets | £28.8k | £14.4k |
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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-07-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-07-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-07-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-09-29📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-07-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-10-02📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2004-09-23🏢Company incorporatedAs J & W THOMSON LIMITED
- 2004-09-23➕THOMSON, John Warren Alexander appointedsecretary
- 2004-09-23➕THOMSON, John Warren Alexander appointeddirector
- 2004-09-23➕THOMSON, Warren David appointeddirector
- 2004-09-23➕OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-09-23➖OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
Owner dependency
100/100
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 "THOMSON" — 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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
96/100
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 83 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr John Warren Thomson Individual · British · DOB 10/1943 · age 83 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/11/2018 |
Mr Warren David Thomson Individual · British · DOB 10/1972 · age 54 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 23/09/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-09-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43220 — Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation
Registered office
Cairniewhing, 96 Kingsfield Road
Kintore
Aberdeenshire
AB51 0UD
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-07
Last: 2025-09-23
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
THOMSON, John Warren Alexander→
Activesecretary · appointed 2004-09-23
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THOMSON, John Warren Alexander→
Activedirector · ~83y · appointed 2004-09-23
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THOMSON, Warren David→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2004-09-23
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-09-23 · resigned 2004-09-23
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Recent filings (49 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2019-10-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-09