JMAS (SCOTLAND) LTD
🌳Matureactive
SC473725 · ltd · incorporated 2014-03-27
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
£16
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Bookkeeping activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -78% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
43 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
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 102Positive net assets
Net assets £16
Net assets shrinking
Down £4,934 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 78% YoY
Cash YoY
-78%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£3k
↓ 78% YoY
Net Worth
£16
↓ 100% YoY
Current Assets
£7k
↓ 45% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £16 | £5.0k |
| Current assets | £7.3k | £13.2k |
| Cash | £2.7k | £12.6k |
| Debtors | £4.6k | £582 |
| Net assets | £16 | £5.0k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-03-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-12-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-09📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-11-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-09-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-09-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-07-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-19📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2020-04-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-04-12➕MCEWAN, Paula Maria appointeddirector
- 2019-11-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2014-03-27🏢Company incorporatedAs JMAS (SCOTLAND) LTD
- 2014-03-27➕MCEWAN, John Patrick appointeddirector
- 2014-03-27➕COSEC LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2014-03-27➖COSEC LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2014-03-27➕MCMEEKIN, James Stuart appointeddirector
- 2014-03-27➖MCMEEKIN, James Stuart resigneddirector
- 2014-03-27➕COSEC LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2014-03-27➖COSEC LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
49/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
- 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr John Patrick Mcewan Individual · British · DOB 06/1981 · age 45 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
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
Incorporated2014-03-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC69202 — Bookkeeping activities
Registered office
60 Clove Mill Wynd
Larkhall
ML9 1NT
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-01
Last: 2026-03-18
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
MCEWAN, John Patrick→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2014-03-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCEWAN, Paula Maria→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2020-04-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
COSEC LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2014-03-27 · resigned 2014-03-27
MCMEEKIN, James Stuart→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2014-03-27 · resigned 2014-03-27
COSEC LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2014-03-27 · resigned 2014-03-27
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Recent filings (43 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-14
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-11-19