A JOHNSTON PROPERTIES LIMITED

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SC311488 · ltd · incorporated 2006-11-06
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with leveraged stack — refinance / partial-release angle.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Multiple lenders to manage; inter-creditor friction and partial-release cost possible.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 19.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£34.8k
book net assets
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
Property-backed borrower with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 3 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 19.0y

50/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 19.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
62 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £34,808
Cash YoY
+179%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£6k
↑ 179% YoY
Net Worth
£35k
↑ 11% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£7k£14k£21k£28k£35kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£34.8k£31.3k
Cash£5.6k£2.0k
Net assets£34.8k£31.3k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-11-04
    ➕
    MALONEY, Pauline appointed
    director
  6. 2022-11-04
    ➕
    SUTHERLAND, Linda appointed
    director
  7. 2022-11-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2022-11-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2022-03-11
    ➕
    SMYTH, Sharon appointed
    director
  10. 2022-03-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2022-03-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2022-03-11
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  13. 2022-02-11
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    RENTON, James resigned
    secretary
  14. 2022-02-11
    ➖
    RENTON, James resigned
    director
  15. 2022-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-04-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-05-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2018-05-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  21. 2018-05-16
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  22. 2018-05-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  23. 2009-06-17
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    Charge satisfied #3
  24. 2009-06-17
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    Charge satisfied #1
  25. 2008-03-11
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  26. 2007-04-26
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  27. 2007-04-17
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  28. 2007-04-17
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  29. 2007-04-17
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  30. 2006-11-06
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    Company incorporated
    As A JOHNSTON PROPERTIES LIMITED
  31. 2006-11-06
    ➕
    RENTON, Avril Violet appointed
    director
  32. 2006-11-06
    ➕
    RENTON, James appointed
    secretary
  33. 2006-11-06
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  34. 2006-11-06
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  35. 2006-11-06
    ➕
    RENTON, James appointed
    director

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Pauline Maloney
Individual · British · DOB 08/1975 · age 51
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/06/2016
Mrs Sharon Smyth
Individual · British · DOB 05/1978 · age 48
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/06/2016
Mrs Linda Sutherland
Individual · British · DOB 07/1977 · age 49
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/06/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-11-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

2 Melville Street
Falkirk
FK1 1HZ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-06
Last: 2025-06-22

Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)

MALONEY, Pauline→
director · ~51y · appointed 2022-11-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RENTON, Avril Violet→
director · ~72y · appointed 2006-11-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SMYTH, Sharon→
director · ~48y · appointed 2022-03-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SUTHERLAND, Linda→
director · ~49y · appointed 2022-11-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RENTON, James→
secretary · appointed 2006-11-06 · resigned 2022-02-11
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-11-06 · resigned 2006-11-06
Resigned
RENTON, James→
director · ~70y · appointed 2006-11-06 · resigned 2022-02-11
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

5
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Floating charge1 property11/03/2008—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property26/04/2007—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property17/04/200717/06/2009
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property17/04/2007—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property17/04/200717/06/2009
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Recent filings (62 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-11-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-03-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-03-11
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-24