BRIDGE JOHNSON LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC293861 · ltd · incorporated 2005-11-30
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 20.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£2.03M
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Packaging activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
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. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 20.2y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 20.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
64 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 £2,025,697
Cash YoY
+27%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£1.2m
↑ 27% YoY
Net Worth
£2.0m
↑ 21% YoY
Current Assets
£2.5m
↑ 18% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2.31M | £1.69M |
| Current assets | £2.53M | £2.14M |
| Cash | £1.16M | £915.9k |
| Debtors | £831.7k | £764.5k |
| Net assets | £2.03M | £1.67M |
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 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-18📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-10-07🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2024-07-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-07-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-07-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-05-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-11📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2022-07-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-12-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-12-16📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2021-05-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-02📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2021-02-22📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2021-02-19📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-02-19📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2020-11-26📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2020-11-26🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2020-06-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2006-01-30🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2005-11-30🏢Company incorporatedAs BRIDGE JOHNSON LIMITED
- 2005-11-30➕MCKECHNIE, Bridget Amanda appointedsecretary
- 2005-11-30➕MCKECHNIE, Bridget Amanda appointeddirector
- 2005-11-30➕MCKECHNIE, Jonathan Alexander 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 20 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 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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 Jonathan Alexander Mckechnie Individual · British · DOB 02/1972 · age 54 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Bridget Amanda Mckechnie Individual · British · DOB 06/1974 · age 52 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-11-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82920 — Packaging activities
Registered office
Unit 1 Moorfield Park
Kilmarnock
KA2 0FJ
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-11
Last: 2025-12-28
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
MCKECHNIE, Bridget Amanda→
Activesecretary · appointed 2005-11-30
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MCKECHNIE, Bridget Amanda→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2005-11-30
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MCKECHNIE, Jonathan Alexander→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2005-11-30
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 07/10/2024 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 30/01/2006 | 26/11/2020 |
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Recent filings (64 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-08
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-10-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-04
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2022-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-12-16