JOHNSTON FINANCIAL ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC663218 · ltd · incorporated 2020-06-05
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Administration of financial markets
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company 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 (57/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
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
23 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.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-15📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2023-03-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2022-08-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-08-03📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2022-08-03📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-07-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-07-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-07-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-07-19➕DE SALIS, James Edward Fane appointeddirector
- 2022-07-19➕WALKLING, Neil John appointeddirector
- 2022-07-19➖MCARDLE, John Patrick resigneddirector
- 2022-05-23📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-02-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-09📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-06-08📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-06-05🏢Company incorporatedAs JOHNSTON FINANCIAL ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED
- 2020-06-05➕MCARDLE, John Patrick appointeddirector
- 2020-06-05📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
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 59 — 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 59. 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.)
Group structure
Amber River Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Amber River Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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JOHNSTON FINANCIAL ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED
This company · SC663218
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Amber River Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 19/07/2022 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr John Patrick Mcardleceased 19/07/2022· 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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| MANNERSTON INVESTMENTS LIMITED→ SC778442 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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| MPE (G.P. IV GENERAL PARTNER) LIMITED→ SC384399 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| MPE G.P. (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→ SC208145 · est 2000 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 25y | — | — |
| MPS GENERAL PARTNER LIMITED→ SC589198 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-06-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC66110 — Administration of financial markets
Registered office
Level 3, 6 St Andrew Square
Edinburgh
EH2 2BD
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-18
Last: 2025-06-04
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
DE SALIS, James Edward Fane→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2022-07-19
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WALKLING, Neil John→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2022-07-19
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MCARDLE, John Patrick→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2020-06-05 · resigned 2022-07-19
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Recent filings (23 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-08-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-08-08
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-08-03
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-08-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-07-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-07-27