JOHN FERGUSON MORTGAGES LLP

💤Zombieactive
SO305678 · llp · incorporated 2016-04-15
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
—
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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, no SIC, incorporation date
80
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
80
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£45k
↑ 3.8% YoY
Net Worth
—
Current Assets
£59k
↓ 11% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£13k£26k£40k£53k£66kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£118.1k£134.5k
Current assets£58.6k£65.9k
Cash£45.5k£43.8k
Debtors£13.1k£22.1k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-15
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  2. 2025-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-04-15
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  4. 2024-07-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-04-16
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  6. 2024-04-08
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-previous-shortened
    accounts · LLAA01
  7. 2024-04-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-04-27
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  9. 2023-03-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-04-22
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  11. 2022-04-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-05-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-05-07
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  14. 2021-04-27
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  15. 2020-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-05-18
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  17. 2019-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-05-01
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  19. 2018-04-24
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  20. 2018-03-05
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  21. 2018-01-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2018-01-12
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-previous-extended
    accounts · LLAA01
  23. 2017-05-19
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  24. 2016-04-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As JOHN FERGUSON MORTGAGES LLP
  25. 2016-04-15
    ➕
    FERGUSON, Caroline appointed
    llp-designated-member
  26. 2016-04-15
    ➕
    FERGUSON, John appointed
    llp-designated-member
  27. 2016-04-15
    📄
    incorporation-limited-liability-partnership
    incorporation · LLIN01

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

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
Mrs Caroline Ferguson
Individual · British · DOB 12/1966 · age 60
—25–50%25-50% voting15/04/2016
Mr John Ferguson
Individual · British · DOB 12/1958 · age 68
—25–50%25-50% voting15/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typellp
Incorporated2016-04-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC—

Registered office

Morvern
Glen Nevis
Fort William
PH33 6PF
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-28
Last: 2026-04-14

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

FERGUSON, Caroline→
llp-designated-member · ~60y · appointed 2016-04-15
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Active
FERGUSON, John→
llp-designated-member · ~68y · appointed 2016-04-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

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Recent filings (24 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2026-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-04-16
change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-previous-shortened
accounts · LLAA01
2024-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-07
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2021-05-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2021-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-29