ROBERT MATTHEW JOHNSON MARSHALL LIMITED
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -44% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (84/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2.08M | £2.25M |
| Current assets | £24.5k | £43.7k |
| Cash | £24.5k | £43.7k |
| Net assets | £-1.14M | £-1.14M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal 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
- • 1 accounts
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2026-03-31📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2026-03-10📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-03-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-12📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-03-11📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-12-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-02📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-03-01📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2020-05-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2018-03-09➕MORRISON, Alexander Peter appointeddirector
- 2018-03-08🏢Company incorporatedAs ROBERT MATTHEW JOHNSON MARSHALL LIMITED
- 2018-03-08➕MORRISON, Alexander Fraser, Sir Fraser Morrison appointeddirector
- 2018-03-08📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sir Fraser Morrison Alexander Fraser Morrison Individual · British · DOB 03/1948 · age 78 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 08/03/2018 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Similar companies
Active · Holding company · EH postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RCI TRADINGCO 2 LIMITED→ SC731637 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| RETRO VENTURES HOLDING LTD→ SC838304 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| RIDG PROJECTS LTD→ SC605061 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| RMB HOLDINGS SCOTLAND LTD→ SC861634 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ROSS HUNTER (HOLDINGS) LIMITED→ SC547075 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| ROUTEWARE HOLDINGS LIMITED→ SC395396 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| RUSSELL DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED→ SC029555 · est 1953 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 72y | — | — |
| SAAFIR 03 LTD.→ SC490690 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| SAINT MAARTEN TITLE LIMITED→ SC260555 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| SAMA DI SANTA MARIA LTD→ SC882845 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SANCHEZ TAXIS LTD.→ SC251251 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| SANDBRAID LIMITED→ SC211763 · est 2000 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 25y | — | — |
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Registered office
Filing status
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.