JO JO HOLDINGS LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC209127 · ltd · incorporated 2000-07-13
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
65 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-05-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-05-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-07-27
    ➕
    MACAULAY, Roderick John appointed
    director
  8. 2020-07-27
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2020-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-06-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-02-17
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  15. 2015-07-31
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-05-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2013-04-15
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    MACAULAY, Roderick John resigned
    director
  18. 2000-07-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As JO JO HOLDINGS LTD
  19. 2000-07-13
    ➕
    MACAULAY, Roderick John appointed
    secretary
  20. 2000-07-13
    ➕
    MACAULAY, Geraldine Faith appointed
    director
  21. 2000-07-13
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2000-07-13
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2000-07-13
    ➕
    MACAULAY, Roderick John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

91/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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 Roderick John Macaulay
Individual · British · DOB 02/1959 · age 67
25–50%
—25-50% shares13/07/2016
Mrs Geraldine Faith Macaulay
Individual · British · DOB 10/1962 · age 64
25–50%
—25-50% shares13/07/2016

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
Incorporated2000-07-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

Seaview House
Geocrab
Isle Of Harris
HS3 3HB
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-27
Last: 2025-07-13

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

MACAULAY, Roderick John→
secretary · appointed 2000-07-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACAULAY, Geraldine Faith→
director · ~64y · appointed 2000-07-13
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Active
MACAULAY, Roderick John→
director · ~67y · appointed 2020-07-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-07-13 · resigned 2000-07-13
Resigned
MACAULAY, Roderick John→
director · ~67y · appointed 2000-07-13 · resigned 2013-04-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (65 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-14