ROBERT MATTHEW JOHNSON MARSHALL LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
SC590803 · ltd · incorporated 2018-03-08
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
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-1.14M
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed asset-holding vehicle — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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.

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
17 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
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 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £1,141,637
Cash draining
Cash down 44% YoY
Cash YoY
-44%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£25k
↓ 44% YoY
Net Worth
-£1.1m
~ YoY
Current Assets
£25k
↓ 44% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£1.1m-£905k-£667k-£430k-£193k£44kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
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.

🔒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
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • 2 gazette
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 2 gazette
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-03-31
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2026-03-10
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2025-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-03-12
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2025-03-11
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2023-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-02-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-03-02
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  11. 2022-03-01
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  12. 2020-05-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-03-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2018-03-09
    MORRISON, Alexander Peter appointed
    director
  16. 2018-03-08
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ROBERT MATTHEW JOHNSON MARSHALL LIMITED
  17. 2018-03-08
    MORRISON, Alexander Fraser, Sir Fraser Morrison appointed
    director
  18. 2018-03-08
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

86/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +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

66/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • 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

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Sir Fraser Morrison Alexander Fraser Morrison
Individual · British · DOB 03/1948 · age 78
5075%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control08/03/2018

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
Incorporated2018-03-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

80/3 Commercial Street
Edinburgh
EH6 6LX
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-21
Last: 2026-03-07

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

MORRISON, Alexander Peter
director · ~52y · appointed 2018-03-09
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Active
MORRISON, Alexander Fraser, Sir Fraser Morrison
director · ~78y · appointed 2018-03-08
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Active

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Recent filings (23 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-04-23
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-30
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-03-12
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-03-12
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-07
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-03-02