PMJ SERVICES (SHETLAND) LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC477425 · ltd · incorporated 2014-05-12
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 May 2025
Net worth
£77.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 03110
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 49410Freight transport by road
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (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 (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
28 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 £77,325

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£77k
↑ 2.0% YoY
Current Assets
£33k
↑ 31% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£15k£31k£46k£62k£77kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£77.3k£75.8k
Current assets£32.8k£25.0k
Net assets£77.3k£75.8k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
3
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-18
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-05-18
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2025-12-16
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  4. 2025-01-07
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  5. 2024-03-26
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    PETERSON, Lynette appointed
    director
  6. 2024-03-26
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    officers · AP01
  7. 2023-12-06
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  8. 2023-02-13
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  9. 2022-02-23
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  10. 2021-01-20
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  11. 2019-08-07
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  12. 2018-08-24
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  13. 2018-05-12
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  14. 2018-05-12
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2017-11-29
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  16. 2016-11-07
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  17. 2014-05-12
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    Company incorporated
    As PMJ SERVICES (SHETLAND) LTD
  18. 2014-05-12
    ➕
    PETERSON, Lynette appointed
    secretary
  19. 2014-05-12
    ➕
    JAMIESON, Paul Magnus appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
  • 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
Ms Lynette Peterson
Individual · British · DOB 03/1962 · age 64
25–50%
—board control25-50% shares · board control01/01/2026
Paul Magnus Jamieson
Individual · British · DOB 07/1968 · age 58
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Lynette Petersonceased 06/04/2016· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2014-05-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC03110 — SIC 03110

Registered office

14a Harbour Street
Lerwick
Shetland
ZE1 0JS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-26
Last: 2026-05-12

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

PETERSON, Lynette→
secretary · appointed 2014-05-12
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Active
JAMIESON, Paul Magnus→
director · ~58y · appointed 2014-05-12
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Active
PETERSON, Lynette→
director · ~64y · appointed 2024-03-26
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Active

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Recent filings (28 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-05-18
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-20