JOHN G BAIRD LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC303338 · ltd · incorporated 2006-06-05
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
£91.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Joinery installation
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 43341Painting
- 43910Roofing activities
- 43999Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 90-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 90). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -49% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 19.7y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 19.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
61 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £91,247
Cash draining
Cash down 49% YoY
Cash YoY
-49%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£4k
↓ 49% YoY
Net Worth
£91k
↑ 17% YoY
Current Assets
£363k
↑ 16% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-08-31 | 2023-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £296.9k | £291.0k |
| Current assets | £363.3k | £312.3k |
| Cash | £3.8k | £7.5k |
| Debtors | £84.8k | £77.7k |
| Net assets | £91.2k | £77.8k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-01-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-01-09📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2023-01-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-01-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-01-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-01-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-01-08📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2023-01-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2015-07-27🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2012-12-18🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2012-12-18🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2006-08-30🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 2006-06-05🏢Company incorporatedAs JOHN G BAIRD LIMITED
- 2006-06-05➕BRUCE, Jane Lamb appointedsecretary
- 2006-06-05➕BAIRD, Elsie Mclean appointeddirector
- 2006-06-05➕BAIRD, Jon Summers appointeddirector
- 2006-06-05➕BRUCE, Jane Lamb appointeddirector
Owner dependency
98/100
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
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BAIRD" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 90 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
83/100
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 90 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
- 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
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Jane Lamb Bruce Individual · British · DOB 04/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Jon Summers Baird Individual · British · DOB 11/1972 · age 54 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Elsie Mclean Baird Individual · British · DOB 03/1936 · age 90 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-06-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43320 — Joinery installation
Registered office
49 North Street
Peterhead
Aberdeenshire
AB42 1JY
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-19
Last: 2025-06-05
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
Active
BAIRD, Elsie Mclean→
Activedirector · ~90y · appointed 2006-06-05
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BAIRD, Jon Summers→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2006-06-05
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BRUCE, Jane Lamb→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2006-06-05
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
4
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 27/07/2015 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 18/12/2012 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 18/12/2012 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 30/08/2006 | — |
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Recent filings (61 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-01-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-01-18
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-01-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-01-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-01-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-01-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-01-08
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-01-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-01-08