PAUL W JOHNSON CONSULTANCY LTD.

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SC307107 · ltd · incorporated 2006-08-21
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£17.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
52 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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £17,419
Net assets shrinking
Down £14,576 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£17k
↓ 46% YoY
Current Assets
£23k
↓ 45% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£8k£17k£25k£33k£41kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£18.3k£32.9k
Current assets£22.9k£41.3k
Net assets£17.4k£32.0k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-24
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  2. 2024-08-30
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  3. 2023-08-02
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  4. 2022-08-15
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  5. 2021-10-18
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  6. 2020-07-16
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  7. 2019-10-09
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  8. 2018-08-27
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  9. 2018-08-27
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  10. 2018-08-27
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  11. 2017-11-14
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  12. 2016-08-24
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  13. 2015-10-08
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  14. 2015-09-07
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  15. 2014-11-18
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  16. 2009-12-10
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    JOHNSON, Yvonne appointed
    director
  17. 2009-12-10
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    JOHNSON, Paul William resigned
    director
  18. 2007-10-28
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    JOHNSON, Yvonne Lesley appointed
    secretary
  19. 2007-10-28
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    FREELANCE EURO CONTRACTING LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2006-09-01
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    JOHNSON, Paul William appointed
    director
  21. 2006-09-01
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    ROBERTSON, Alexander George resigned
    director
  22. 2006-08-21
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    Company incorporated
    As PAUL W JOHNSON CONSULTANCY LTD.
  23. 2006-08-21
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    FREELANCE EURO CONTRACTING LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2006-08-21
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    ROBERTSON, Alexander George appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "JOHNSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 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

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
Mrs Yvonne Johnson
Individual · British · DOB 05/1961 · age 65
25–50%
—25-50% shares21/08/2016
Mr Paul William Johnson
Individual · British · DOB 12/1955 · age 71
25–50%
—25-50% shares21/08/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Paul William Johnsonceased 27/08/2018· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2006-08-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

27 Hayshead Road
Arbroath
Angus
DD11 5AY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-05
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-04
Last: 2025-08-21

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

JOHNSON, Yvonne Lesley→
secretary · appointed 2007-10-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JOHNSON, Yvonne→
director · ~65y · appointed 2009-12-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FREELANCE EURO CONTRACTING LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2006-08-21 · resigned 2007-10-28
Resigned
JOHNSON, Paul William→
director · ~71y · appointed 2006-09-01 · resigned 2009-12-10
Resigned
ROBERTSON, Alexander George→
director · ~74y · appointed 2006-08-21 · resigned 2006-09-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (52 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-22
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accounts · AA
2025-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-23
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-10-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-08-27