JIAN DESIGNS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC349454 · ltd · incorporated 2008-10-03
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 32120
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (55/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
42 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.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-01-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-05-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-05-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-11-02📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2009-12-09➕MASSIE, John David appointeddirector
- 2008-10-03🏢Company incorporatedAs JIAN DESIGNS LIMITED
- 2008-10-03➕MASSIE, Jane appointeddirector
Owner dependency
89/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 18 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
79/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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 John David Massie Individual · British · DOB 09/1962 · age 64 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 09/01/2026 |
Mrs Jane Massie Individual · British · DOB 10/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-10-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC32120 — SIC 32120
Registered office
Capital Square Morrison Street
Brodies Llp
Edinburgh
EH3 8BP
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-17
Last: 2025-10-03
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
MASSIE, Jane→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2008-10-03
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MASSIE, John David→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2009-12-09
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Recent filings (42 total)
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-01-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-14