J & C MITCHELL LTD

🌱Startupactive
SC853491 · ltd · incorporated 2025-06-25
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (56/100)

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 (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
1 filing — limited history
30
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (5 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-25
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As J & C MITCHELL LTD
  2. 2025-06-25
    MITCHELL, John appointed
    secretary
  3. 2025-06-25
    MITCHELL, John appointed
    director
  4. 2025-06-25
    MITCHELL, William appointed
    director
  5. 2025-06-25
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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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MITCHELL" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +Young company: Only 0.9 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr William Mitchell
Individual · British · DOB 09/1975 · age 51
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control25/06/2025
Mr John Mitchell
Individual · British · DOB 04/1979 · age 47
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control25/06/2025

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
Incorporated2025-06-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500

Registered office

19 Buccleuch Street
Hawick
TD9 0HL
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-25
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-08
Last:

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

MITCHELL, John
secretary · appointed 2025-06-25
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Active
MITCHELL, John
director · ~47y · appointed 2025-06-25
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Active
MITCHELL, William
director · ~51y · appointed 2025-06-25
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Active

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Recent filings (1 total)

incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-06-25