J. C. & N. STILL LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC387361 · ltd · incorporated 2010-10-20
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 12.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
—
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Turnover
—
year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£-15.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed dormant / non-trading — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 12.1y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 12.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (71/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
48 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 declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £15,290
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£1k
Net Worth
-£15k
Current Assets
£3k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-11-30 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £-2.9k |
| Current assets | £3.1k |
| Cash | £1.1k |
| Debtors | £1 |
| Net assets | £-15.3k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
4
filings
- • 2 accounts
- • 2 gazette
Last 180 days
6
filings
- • 2 accounts
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 mortgage
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-27📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2026-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-02-14📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2026-02-03📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-11-05📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-11-05🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2025-10-14📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-10-14🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2025-09-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-09-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-09-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-09-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-09-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-09-12📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-09-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-03-14➖STILL, Archibald John resigneddirector
- 2024-08-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-15📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-09-15📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-05-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2014-05-07🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Santander UK PLC
- 2014-03-25🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Santander UK PLC
- 2010-10-20🏢Company incorporatedAs J. C. & N. STILL LIMITED
- 2010-10-20➕STILL, Caroline Ann appointeddirector
- 2010-10-20➕STILL, Nicky Zane appointeddirector
- 2010-10-20➕STILL, Archibald John appointeddirector
Owner dependency
100/100
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.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "STILL" — 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 66 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
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 66. 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 16 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Caroline Ann Still Individual · British · DOB 07/1960 · age 66 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Nicky Zane Still Individual · British · DOB 11/1983 · age 43 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Archibald John Stillceased 14/03/2025· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-10-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company
Registered office
46 High Street
Banchory
AB31 5SR
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-01
Last: 2025-10-18
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
STILL, Caroline Ann→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2010-10-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
STILL, Nicky Zane→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2010-10-20
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STILL, Archibald John→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2010-10-20 · resigned 2025-03-14
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Santander Santander UK PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 07/05/2014 | 14/10/2025 | |
| satisfied | Santander Santander UK PLC | A registered charge | — | 25/03/2014 | 05/11/2025 |
Recent filings (48 total)
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2026-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-27
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-02-14
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-02-03
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-31
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-10-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-09-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-07