J & H WHITEFORD LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC391395 · ltd · incorporated 2011-01-12
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£42.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35110
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £42,624

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£43k
↑ 65% YoY
Current Assets
£108k
↑ 3.1% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£22k£43k£65k£86k£108kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£42.6k£26.6k
Current assets£107.8k£104.5k
Net assets£42.6k£25.8k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-01-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2023-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-02-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2022-08-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-09-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-08-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-02-18
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    legacy
    miscellaneous · RP04CS01
  11. 2019-10-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-08-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-02-09
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2011-01-12
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    Company incorporated
    As J & H WHITEFORD LIMITED
  17. 2011-01-12
    ➕
    WHITEFORD, Helen appointed
    director
  18. 2011-01-12
    ➕
    WHITEFORD, John appointed
    director
  19. 2011-01-12
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2011-01-12
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2011-01-12
    ➕
    MABBOTT, Stephen George appointed
    director
  22. 2011-01-12
    ➖
    MABBOTT, Stephen George resigned
    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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "WHITEFORD" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 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 signal

Multiple 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 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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
Helen Whiteford
Individual · British · DOB 10/1981 · age 45
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
John Whiteford
Individual · British · DOB 05/1974 · age 52
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2011-01-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC35110 — SIC 35110

Registered office

Belstane Town Farm
Belstane Road
Carluke
Lanarkshire
ML8 4QA
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-22
Last: 2026-01-08

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

WHITEFORD, Helen→
director · ~45y · appointed 2011-01-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WHITEFORD, John→
director · ~52y · appointed 2011-01-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2011-01-12 · resigned 2011-01-12
Resigned
MABBOTT, Stephen George→
director · ~76y · appointed 2011-01-12 · resigned 2011-01-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (39 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-12