J. & J. SCOTT LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC014584 · ltd · incorporated 1927-04-29
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 38.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£970.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 96090Other service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 95-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 95). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 38.0y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 38.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
110 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £970,812
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£971k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£15k
↓ 63% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £973.8k | £964.9k |
| Current assets | £15.1k | £40.9k |
| Net assets | £970.8k | £962.3k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-11-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-15📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2020-12-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-12-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-08-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-08-06📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2020-08-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-08-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-12-10📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2019-12-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-17➕SCOTT, Christopher Mark appointedsecretary
- 2015-10-04➖SCOTT, Ewen Moncreiffe resigneddirector
- 2014-12-02➖SCOTT, Mary Agnes resigneddirector
- 1999-01-21🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 1988-05-11🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 1927-04-29🏢Company incorporatedAs J. & J. SCOTT LIMITED
Owner dependency
96/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 "SCOTT" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 95 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
76/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 95 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 99 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr William Martin Scott Individual · British · DOB 06/1931 · age 95 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Christopher Mark Scott Individual · British · DOB 12/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1927-04-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500
Registered office
Mavis Grove Farm
New Abbey Road
Dumfries
DG2 8ER
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-16
Last: 2025-12-02
Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)
SCOTT, Christopher Mark→
Activesecretary · appointed 2016-05-17
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Active
Active
Active
SCOTT, Ewen Moncreiffe→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · resigned 2015-10-04
SCOTT, Mary Agnes→
Resigneddirector · ~95y · resigned 2014-12-02
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 11/05/1988 | 21/01/1999 |
Recent filings (110 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-17
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2020-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-12-10