J.K.M. (PAISLEY) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC333090 · ltd · incorporated 2007-10-30

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Jun 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets

Sector: Wholesale & retail

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

70100Activities of head offices

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

10 officers (3 active, 10 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

8 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

72 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-06-30
Average employees	0

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filings

• 3 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 4 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand

2026-03-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2026-03-20
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-02-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-10
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change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-08-04
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-07-09
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second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP04AP01
2024-12-03
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-03
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-03
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-09-02
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-02
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-09-02
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-09-02
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-02
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-02
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-30
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SHAW, Catherine Heather appointed
director
2024-08-30
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SHAW, Steven Archibald appointed
director
2024-08-30
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SHAW, Stewart Gillies appointed
director
2024-08-30
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COLE, Morag Elizabeth resigned
secretary
2024-08-30
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COLE, Morag Elizabeth resigned
director
2024-08-30
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MCGUGAN, John Barr resigned
director
2024-06-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-02
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-10-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-05
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MCGUGAN, James Kerr resigned
director
2021-07-05
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MCGUGAN, Sarah Catriona Lorna resigned
director
2008-01-25
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COLE, Morag Elizabeth appointed
secretary
2008-01-25
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COLE, Morag Elizabeth appointed
director
2008-01-25
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MCGUGAN, James Kerr appointed
director
2008-01-25
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MCGUGAN, John Barr appointed
director
2008-01-25
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MCGUGAN, Sarah Catriona Lorna appointed
director
2007-10-30
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Company incorporated
As J.K.M. (PAISLEY) LIMITED
2007-10-30
➕
BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
corporate-secretary
2007-10-30
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BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
corporate-secretary
2007-10-30
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
corporate-director
2007-10-30
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
corporate-director

Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

20/100

No succession signal

No meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.

SIGNALS

primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — SHAW, Steven Archibald (same surname) appointed 2024-08-30. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Cowal Building & Plumbing Supplies Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️

Cowal Building & Plumbing Supplies Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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J.K.M. (PAISLEY) LIMITED

This company · SC333090

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Cowal Building & Plumbing Supplies Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	30/08/2024

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mrs Morag Elizabeth Coleceased 30/08/2024· 25-50% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2007-10-30

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC47990 — Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets

Registered office

10 Jane Street

Dunoon

PA23 7HX

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-26

Last: 2025-06-12

Officers (3 active · 7 resigned)

SHAW, Catherine Heather→

director · ~75y · appointed 2024-08-30

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

SHAW, Steven Archibald→

director · ~53y · appointed 2024-08-30

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

SHAW, Stewart Gillies→

director · ~57y · appointed 2024-08-30

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

COLE, Morag Elizabeth→

secretary · appointed 2008-01-25 · resigned 2024-08-30

Resigned

BRIAN REID LTD.→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-10-30 · resigned 2007-10-30

Resigned

COLE, Morag Elizabeth→

director · ~61y · appointed 2008-01-25 · resigned 2024-08-30

Resigned

MCGUGAN, James Kerr→

director · ~87y · appointed 2008-01-25 · resigned 2021-07-05

Resigned

MCGUGAN, John Barr→

director · ~55y · appointed 2008-01-25 · resigned 2024-08-30

Resigned

MCGUGAN, Sarah Catriona Lorna→

director · ~87y · appointed 2008-01-25 · resigned 2021-07-05

Resigned

STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→

corporate-director · appointed 2007-10-30 · resigned 2007-10-30

Resigned

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Recent filings (72 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2026-03-31

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened

accounts · AA01

2026-03-20

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2026-02-12

change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened

accounts · AA01

2025-11-10

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended

accounts · AA01

2025-08-04

second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name

officers · RP04AP01

2025-07-09

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-06-12

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-12-03

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-12-03

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-12-03

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2024-12-03

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2024-09-02

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC02

2024-09-02

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2024-09-02

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2024-09-02