JUSTUS CORPORATE LTD
🌳Matureactive
SC313208 · ltd · incorporated 2006-12-08
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 3.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
—
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£120.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 3.1y
75/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Charge age ~3.1 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
76 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.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £120,670
Cash YoY
-0%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£711
~ YoY
Net Worth
£121k
↑ 732% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £253.4k | £245.9k |
| Current assets | — | £712 |
| Cash | £711 | £712 |
| Net assets | £120.7k | £14.5k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-11📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-11-05📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-11-05📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2024-11-05📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2024-08-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-19📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2024-04-19📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2024-04-19📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2024-04-19📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-09-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-09-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-07-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-03-01📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-02-28🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Munro Estates LTD
- 2022-08-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-20📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-05-20📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2022-05-20📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2006-12-08🏢Company incorporatedAs JUSTUS CORPORATE LTD
- 2006-12-08➕MICHEL, Libby Jane appointedsecretary
- 2006-12-08➕MICHEL, Craig appointeddirector
- 2006-12-08➕MICHEL, Libby Jane appointeddirector
- 2006-12-08➕OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-12-08➖OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
Owner dependency
76/100
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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Libby Jane Michel Individual · British · DOB 09/1977 · age 49 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Craig Michel Individual · British · DOB 04/1974 · age 52 | 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.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-12-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Registered office
The Steading Inchcoonans
Errol
Perth
PH2 7RB
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-28
Last: 2025-07-14
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
MICHEL, Libby Jane→
Activesecretary · appointed 2006-12-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MICHEL, Craig→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2006-12-08
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MICHEL, Libby Jane→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2006-12-08
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-12-08 · resigned 2006-12-08
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Munro Estates Munro Estates LTD | A registered charge | 1 property | 28/02/2023 | — |
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Recent filings (76 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-01
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-11-11
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-11-05
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2024-11-05
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2024-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-12
capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2024-04-19
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2024-04-19
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2024-04-19
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-26