James Johnston & Co. Of Elgin Limited
ActiveLiveJames Johnston & Co. Of Elgin Limited is an active private limited company incorporated on 25 Sept 1943 (83 years ago), with its registered office in Scotland. The company operates in Manufacturing.
The score, the reasons behind it, and what to do next.
A live business, still light on evidence
A registered office is on file; phone and web are checked on Pro.
Companies House · ONS · Nomis · General opportunity model · 100% of the model measurable
Financials
No machine-readable accounts to parse yet. New companies often haven’t filed, and some file PDF-only or dormant accounts.
CompetitionRead this one the other way round: a high number means a crowded market, where differentiation matters more than timing.
Answers: Is this a live, reachable business in a market worth being in?
A balanced read. Pick the lens that matches what you sell and every number on this page re-weights.
Accounts are next due 30 Sept 2027; the last set was made up to 31 Dec 2025.
What this means for you: Filings are up to date, which makes this an easier first conversation.
What we checked · General opportunity weighting
Rows marked Not checked are excluded from the score rather than assumed — the missing weight shows up as lower confidence, not as a worse company.
Commonly offered to a company like this
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Answers: is this market big, growing and survivable — and is the region ahead or behind?
Sector size & momentum
This sector is growing roughly in line with the national average in Scotland.
Companies House · every incorporation with a SIC code in this sector (259 codes) · a company listing codes in more than one group can be counted twice (~2%)
How long companies last here
Of every 100 companies started in this sector, roughly 42 are still trading five years later. This company is past that point.
The market around it
Where the sector is heading
- 1Scotland is a very high-density market for manufacturing, with about 21,741 companies in the same industry.
- 2Formation is broadly in line with the national average (+1.8%).
- 3Around 1,158 new companies registered in this industry locally over the last year.
- 4Sector survival sits at 42% over five years — the benchmark for businesses in this classification.
Answers: how crowded is this market, and where does this company sit against its peers?
Score distribution
A quick score from register status and company age only, because that is all the peer list carries. To compare like with like, this company is placed on the same quick score (100) — not the full 63/100 at the top of the page. Treat it as a position, not a ranking.
Peer companies
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wool Of Many Colours Limited SC629037 · SIC 13200 | 30 Apr 2019 | Scotland | Active | 97 |
| Glenlyon Weaving Company LTD SC806376 · SIC 13200 | 09 Apr 2024 | Scotland | Active | 69 |
| Alex Begg Group Limited SC027139 · SIC 13200 | 30 Jun 1949 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| Orb Limited SC081783 · SIC 13200 | 14 Feb 1983 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| Harris SC126603 · SIC 13200 | 03 Aug 1990 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| Clo Mor Limited SC081781 · SIC 13200 | 14 Feb 1983 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| Paragon Textiles Limited 08798436 · SIC 13200 | 02 Dec 2013 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| Butterfly Embroidery Limited 04875471 · SIC 13200 | 22 Aug 2003 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Grice Imports LTD 14085579 · SIC 10832 | 04 May 2022 | South East | Active | 80 |
| Savile Clifford Limited 00269199 · SIC 13200 | 10 Oct 1932 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| Bower Roebuck & Co.,Limited 00062048 · SIC 13200 | 11 May 1899 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| William Thompson Fine Cloths (Huddersfield) Limited 08661568 · SIC 13200 | 22 Aug 2013 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| Rover + Toil LTD 12770917 · SIC 13200 | 27 Jul 2020 | South East | Active | 90 |
| Coastal Sewing LTD 13385761 · SIC 13200 | 10 May 2021 | North East | Active | 86 |
| Windover Weavers LTD 15774283 · SIC 13200 | 12 Jun 2024 | South East | Active | 68 |
| Climafibre LTD 14300864 · SIC 13200 | 17 Aug 2022 | London | Active | 78 |
| Carr Reinforcements Limited 02507015 · SIC 13200 | 31 May 1990 | North West | Active | 100 |
| Bernard Thorp & Co Limited 01445698 · SIC 13100 | 24 Aug 1979 | London | Active | 100 |
| Middlesex Knitwear LTD 10118309 · SIC 13200 | 11 Apr 2016 | South East | Active | 100 |
| Heritage Clothing LTD 12244654 · SIC 13200 | 04 Oct 2019 | London | Active | 95 |
| London Cloth Company Limited 07799149 · SIC 13200 | 05 Oct 2011 | London | Active | 100 |
| Reed Family Linens Limited 07278234 · SIC 13200 | 09 Jun 2010 | North West | Active | 100 |
| Maryam Collections LTD 12061472 · SIC 13200 | 20 Jun 2019 | London | Active | 96 |
| Craft Emporium LTD 12721624 · SIC 13200 | 06 Jul 2020 | London | Active | 90 |
Answers: what is formally on the public register — and what has not been filed yet?
Timeline
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with updates07 Jul 2026
- Confirmation statementReplacement filing of confirmation statement with made up date07 Jul 2026
- Accounts filedAccounts with accounts type group30 Apr 2026
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates27 Jun 2025
- Accounts filedAccounts with accounts type group23 May 2025
- Change person director company with change date06 Jan 2025
- Accounts filedAccounts with accounts type group27 Sept 2024
- Officer resignedTermination director company with name termination date22 Jul 2024
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates25 Jun 2024
- Officer resignedTermination director company with name termination date02 Apr 2024
Showing the 10 most recent of 25 filings. Upgrade for the complete history.
Company details
- Company
- James Johnston & Co. Of Elgin Limited
- Number
- SC022553
- Registered office
- Newmill, Elgin, IV30 4AF
- Incorporated
- 25 Sept 1943
- Type
- Private limited company
- Nature of business
- 13200 — SIC division 13; 14190 — SIC division 14; 46410 — Wholesale trade; 47190 — Other retail in non-specialised stores
- Status
- Active
- Region
- Scotland · Scotland
- Accounts
- Next due 30 Sept 2027
- Confirmation statement
- Next due 09 Jul 2027
Connected companies
Other companies run by the same directors are checked on paid plans — each appointment is a separate register lookup.
Who runs and owns it
- Created
- 03 Nov 2023
- Registered
- 09 Nov 2023
- Persons entitled
- The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC as Security Agent
- Created
- 01 Nov 2023
- Registered
- 08 Nov 2023
- Persons entitled
- The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC as Security Agent
- Created
- 14 Feb 2014
- Registered
- 18 Feb 2014
- Persons entitled
- The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- Created
- 25 Sept 2013
- Registered
- 04 Oct 2013
- Persons entitled
- Bank of Scotland PLC
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