FIRSTJOHNSTON CONSULTING LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC438030 · ltd · incorporated 2012-12-03
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£213.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 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
35 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 £213,097
Net assets shrinking
Down £58,895 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£213k
↓ 22% YoY
Current Assets
£63k
↓ 49% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£54k£109k£163k£218k£272kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£213.1k£272.0k
Current assets£62.6k£121.6k
Net assets£213.1k£272.0k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-15
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  2. 2026-01-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-12-16
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  5. 2024-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-10-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-11-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-08-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-10-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-11-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-10-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-12-03
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-10-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2012-12-03
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    Company incorporated
    As FIRSTJOHNSTON CONSULTING LTD
  17. 2012-12-03
    ➕
    JOHNSTON, Brian appointed
    director
  18. 2012-12-03
    ➕
    JOHNSTON, Heidi appointed
    director
  19. 2012-12-03
    ➕
    MABBOTT, Stephen George appointed
    director
  20. 2012-12-03
    ➖
    MABBOTT, Stephen George resigned
    director

Owner dependency

89/100
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
  • +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 "JOHNSTON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • 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
Heidi Johnston
Individual · British · DOB 11/1966 · age 60
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/04/2025
Mr Brian Johnston
Individual · British · DOB 07/1964 · age 62
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2012-12-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

1 Davidson Lea
Kippen
Stirling
FK8 3HH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-17
Last: 2025-12-03

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

JOHNSTON, Brian→
director · ~62y · appointed 2012-12-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JOHNSTON, Heidi→
director · ~60y · appointed 2012-12-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MABBOTT, Stephen George→
director · ~76y · appointed 2012-12-03 · resigned 2012-12-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (35 total)

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-01-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-16
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2024-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-30