J&M PROPERTY SERVICES (SHOTTS) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC490769 · ltd · incorporated 2014-11-07
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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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£26.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (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 (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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 (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
28 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £26,560
Cash YoY
+166%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£26k
↑ 166% YoY
Net Worth
£27k
↑ 322% YoY
Current Assets
£538k
↑ 21% YoY
Current Liabilities
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-£12k£98k£208k£318k£428k£538kNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£26.6k£-11.9k
Current assets£537.5k£443.6k
Cash£26.1k£9.8k
Debtors£511.4k£433.7k
Net assets£26.6k£-11.9k

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.

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Recent activity

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Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-20
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  2. 2024-08-22
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  3. 2023-08-30
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  4. 2022-07-21
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  5. 2021-08-26
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  6. 2020-11-05
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  7. 2019-08-29
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  8. 2018-08-30
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  9. 2017-11-10
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  10. 2017-11-10
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  11. 2017-11-10
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  13. 2017-11-10
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  14. 2017-11-10
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  15. 2017-07-07
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  16. 2017-06-30
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    MCCULLOCH, Johnston Richard appointed
    director
  17. 2017-06-30
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    MCCULLOCH, Macalisdair appointed
    director
  18. 2014-11-07
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    Company incorporated
    As J&M PROPERTY SERVICES (SHOTTS) LIMITED
  19. 2014-11-07
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    MCCULLOCH, Richard appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • 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
Mr Johnston Richard Mcculloch
Individual · British · DOB 01/1991 · age 35
50–75%
—50-75% shares30/06/2017
Mr Macalisdair Mcculloch
Individual · British · DOB 07/1993 · age 33
25–50%
—25-50% shares30/06/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Richard Mccullochceased 30/06/2017· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

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
Incorporated2014-11-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Pottishaw Place
Whitehill Industrial Estate
Bathgate
West Lothian
EH48 2EN
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-21
Last: 2025-11-07

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

MCCULLOCH, Johnston Richard→
director · ~35y · appointed 2017-06-30
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MCCULLOCH, Macalisdair→
director · ~33y · appointed 2017-06-30
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Active
MCCULLOCH, Richard→
director · ~59y · appointed 2014-11-07
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Active

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Recent filings (28 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-20
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-22
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-21
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-05
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-12-11