JP LIFTING SOLUTIONS LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC542227 · ltd · incorporated 2016-08-08
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£376
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (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 (79/100)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
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £376
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£376
↑ 101% YoY
Current Assets
£17k
↑ 646% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £30.7k | £-13.9k |
| Current assets | £16.9k | £2.3k |
| Cash | — | £219 |
| Debtors | £16.9k | £2.0k |
| Net assets | £376 | £-32.1k |
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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-09-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-09-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-09-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-07-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-04➕FERGUSON, Yvonne Elizabeth Lee appointeddirector
- 2023-09-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-08-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-11-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-11-12📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-11-11➖MACKINNON, Kathleen resigneddirector
- 2020-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-02-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-02-01➕MACKINNON, Kathleen appointeddirector
- 2016-08-08🏢Company incorporatedAs JP LIFTING SOLUTIONS LIMITED
- 2016-08-08➕PARK, James Alexander Buchan appointeddirector
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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 James Alexander Buchan Park Individual · British · DOB 03/1968 · age 58 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 08/08/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Ms Kathleen Mackinnonceased 11/11/2020· 25-50% shares · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-08-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43999 — Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Somerton House Somerton House
Strichen
Fraserburgh
Aberdeenshire
AB43 6TH
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-18
Last: 2025-09-04
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
FERGUSON, Yvonne Elizabeth Lee→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2023-09-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PARK, James Alexander Buchan→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2016-08-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MACKINNON, Kathleen→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2020-02-01 · resigned 2020-11-11
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Recent filings (38 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-09-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-09