MARYANNE JOHNSTON LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
SC551753 · ltd · incorporated 2016-12-05
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£22.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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 (58/100).

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
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
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £22,724

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£23k
↑ 55% YoY
Current Assets
£37k
↑ 31% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£7k£15k£22k£30k£37kDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£25.1k£17.1k
Current assets£37.2k£28.4k
Net assets£22.7k£14.7k

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

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-19
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  3. 2025-03-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-05-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-04-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-04-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-09-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2020-04-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2020-04-14
    ➕
    JENKINS, Andrew Brian Thorburn appointed
    director
  11. 2020-04-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-12-13
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  13. 2019-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-04-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2018-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-01-04
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    move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
    address · AD03
  17. 2017-01-04
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    change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
    address · AD02
  18. 2016-12-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As MARYANNE JOHNSTON LTD
  19. 2016-12-05
    ➕
    JENKINS, Maryanne appointed
    director

Owner dependency

71/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Maryanne Jenkins
Individual · British · DOB 02/1977 · age 49
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting05/12/2016

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
Incorporated2016-12-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

4 Copperbeech Court
Cavalry Park
Peebles
Scottish Borders
EH45 9BU
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-18
Last: 2025-12-04

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

JENKINS, Andrew Brian Thorburn→
director · ~55y · appointed 2020-04-14
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Active
JENKINS, Maryanne→
director · ~49y · appointed 2016-12-05
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Active

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Recent filings (26 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-17
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-09-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-04-15