JOHNSTON PROPERTY MAINTENANCE LTD

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SC313362 · ltd · incorporated 2006-12-12
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
—
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£57.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Joinery installation
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 43999Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

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, 2 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
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
63 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £57,181
Cash YoY
+89%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£21k
↑ 89% YoY
Net Worth
£57k
↑ 25070% YoY
Current Assets
£112k
↑ 114% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£229£22k£45k£67k£89k£112kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£85.0k£27.0k
Current assets£111.8k£52.3k
Cash£20.6k£10.9k
Debtors£74.9k£25.1k
Net assets£57.2k£-229

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2024-08-12
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    CARSON, Denise Angela resigned
    director
  5. 2024-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-07-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-12-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2022-12-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2022-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-11-28
    ➕
    CARSON, Denise Angela appointed
    director
  14. 2019-11-28
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2019-10-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2019-10-07
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  17. 2019-09-09
    ➖
    CARSON, Anne, Mrs. resigned
    secretary
  18. 2019-09-09
    ➖
    CARSON, Ronald James, Mr. resigned
    director
  19. 2019-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2018-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2006-12-12
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    Company incorporated
    As JOHNSTON PROPERTY MAINTENANCE LTD
  22. 2006-12-12
    ➕
    CARSON, Neil James, Mr. appointed
    director
  23. 2006-12-12
    ➕
    CARSON, Anne, Mrs. appointed
    secretary
  24. 2006-12-12
    ➕
    HOGG JOHNSTON SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2006-12-12
    ➖
    HOGG JOHNSTON SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2006-12-12
    ➕
    CARSON, Ronald James, Mr. appointed
    director
  27. 2006-12-12
    ➕
    HOGG JOHNSTON DIRECTORS LTD. appointed
    corporate-director
  28. 2006-12-12
    ➖
    HOGG JOHNSTON DIRECTORS LTD. resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr. Neil James Carson
Individual · British · DOB 08/1969 · age 57
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2006-12-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43320 — Joinery installation

Registered office

2 Piperland
Kippen Station
Stirling
FK8 3JJ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-26
Last: 2025-12-12

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

CARSON, Neil James, Mr.→
director · ~57y · appointed 2006-12-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CARSON, Anne, Mrs.→
secretary · appointed 2006-12-12 · resigned 2019-09-09
Resigned
HOGG JOHNSTON SECRETARIES LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2006-12-12 · resigned 2006-12-12
Resigned
CARSON, Denise Angela→
director · ~56y · appointed 2019-11-28 · resigned 2024-08-12
Resigned
CARSON, Ronald James, Mr.→
director · ~87y · appointed 2006-12-12 · resigned 2019-09-09
Resigned
HOGG JOHNSTON DIRECTORS LTD.→
corporate-director · appointed 2006-12-12 · resigned 2006-12-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (63 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-12-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-29