MORRISON HOLDINGS LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved
02327554 · ltd · incorporated 1988-12-12
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 37.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
56/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed dormant / non-trading — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 56/100 (worth a look), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 37.2y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 37.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
25 officers (4 active, 25 linked, 18 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
22 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
180 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
56/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
30
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

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 (67 events)Click to expand
  1. 2024-02-20
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    gazette-dissolved-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ2(A)
  2. 2024-02-20
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  3. 2023-12-05
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  4. 2023-11-24
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    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  5. 2023-03-14
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    capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure
    capital · SH19
  6. 2023-03-14
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  7. 2023-03-14
    ⚠️
    legacy
    insolvency · CAP-SS
  8. 2023-03-14
    📄
    legacy
    capital · SH20
  9. 2022-11-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-02-03
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  11. 2021-12-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-03-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-02-22
    AWG CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  14. 2021-02-22
    CLARKE, Elizabeth Ann Horlock resigned
    secretary
  15. 2021-02-22
    📄
    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  16. 2021-02-22
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  17. 2021-02-15
    YOUNG, Wayne Paul appointed
    director
  18. 2021-02-15
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2020-07-17
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2020-03-11
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  21. 2019-12-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  22. 2019-01-21
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  23. 2019-01-18
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  24. 2018-12-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  25. 2016-07-28
    RUSSELL, Claire Tytherleigh appointed
    director
  26. 2016-07-28
    CLARKE, Elizabeth Ann Horlock resigned
    director
  27. 2015-12-01
    CLARKE, Elizabeth Ann Horlock appointed
    director
  28. 2015-11-30
    RUSSELL, Claire Tytherleigh resigned
    director
  29. 2015-04-01
    CLARKE, Elizabeth Ann Horlock appointed
    secretary
  30. 2015-03-31
    SHEPHEARD, Geoffrey Arthur George resigned
    secretary
  31. 2014-08-22
    RUSSELL, Claire Tytherleigh appointed
    director
  32. 2014-08-22
    WARRACK, Anne Victoria Mary resigned
    director
  33. 2012-06-01
    FORSTER, Jonathan David appointed
    director
  34. 2012-05-31
    ANDERSON, Mark Stephen resigned
    director
  35. 2010-02-23
    ANDERSON, Mark Stephen appointed
    director
  36. 2008-12-01
    HOPE, John Alexander resigned
    director
  37. 2008-12-01
    WARRACK, Anne Victoria Mary appointed
    director
  38. 2006-02-24
    TURNER, David Charles resigned
    secretary
  39. 2004-08-23
    SHEPHEARD, Geoffrey Arthur George appointed
    secretary
  40. 2004-05-30
    HOPE, John Alexander appointed
    director
  41. 2004-05-12
    VENABLES, Aileen Anderson resigned
    director
  42. 2003-12-11
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #3
  43. 2003-12-11
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #2
  44. 2003-05-30
    ROBERTSON, Iain Alasdair resigned
    director
  45. 2003-05-30
    VENABLES, Aileen Anderson appointed
    director
  46. 2002-08-19
    GILLEN, Seamus Joseph resigned
    secretary
  47. 2002-08-19
    TURNER, David Charles appointed
    secretary
  48. 2002-05-17
    FOX, Jacqueline Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  49. 2002-05-17
    GILLEN, Seamus Joseph appointed
    secretary
  50. 2001-06-14
    FOX, Jacqueline Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
Showing most recent 50 of 67 events

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 37 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

2 high ·
Company dissolved
high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2024-02-20

1 insolvency-related filing on record
high

Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.

Evidence: 2023-03-14: legacy

Group structure

Awg Shelf 11 Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Awg Shelf 11 Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
MORRISON HOLDINGS LIMITED
This company · 02327554

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Awg Shelf 11 Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% 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

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated1988-12-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

Lancaster House Lancaster Way
Ermine Business Park
Huntingdon
Cambridgeshire
PE29 6XU
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due:
Last made up to: 2022-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due:
Last:

Officers (0 active · 21 resigned)

AWG CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2021-02-22
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Active
FORSTER, Jonathan David
director · ~59y · appointed 2012-06-01
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Active
RUSSELL, Claire Tytherleigh
director · ~62y · appointed 2016-07-28
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Active
YOUNG, Wayne Paul
director · ~50y · appointed 2021-02-15
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Active
CLARKE, Elizabeth Ann Horlock
secretary · appointed 2015-04-01 · resigned 2021-02-22
Resigned
FOX, Jacqueline Elizabeth
secretary · appointed 2001-06-14 · resigned 2002-05-17
Resigned
GILLEN, Seamus Joseph
secretary · appointed 2002-05-17 · resigned 2002-08-19
Resigned
MORRISON, John
secretary · resigned 2001-06-14
Resigned
SHEPHEARD, Geoffrey Arthur George
secretary · appointed 2004-08-23 · resigned 2015-03-31
Resigned
TURNER, David Charles
secretary · appointed 2002-08-19 · resigned 2006-02-24
Resigned
ANDERSON, Mark Stephen
director · ~61y · appointed 2010-02-23 · resigned 2012-05-31
Resigned
CLARKE, Elizabeth Ann Horlock
director · ~47y · appointed 2015-12-01 · resigned 2016-07-28
Resigned
CROSON, Roger Archibald
director · ~84y · resigned 1998-07-23
Resigned
GREEN, Robert David
director · ~71y · appointed 2000-02-03 · resigned 2000-10-23
Resigned
HOPE, John Alexander
director · ~69y · appointed 2004-05-30 · resigned 2008-12-01
Resigned
HOWELL, Keith Martin
director · ~70y · resigned 2000-02-03
Resigned
MACLENNAN, Norman Angus
director · ~75y · resigned 1998-02-06
Resigned
MCDOUGALL, Alastair Douglas
director · ~82y · resigned 1997-02-21
Resigned
MORRISON, Alexander Fraser, Sir Fraser Morrison
director · ~78y · resigned 2000-02-03
Resigned
MORRISON, Gordon
director · ~75y · resigned 2000-02-03
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Debenture1 property07/04/199211/12/2003
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Mortgage debenture1 property06/02/199211/12/2003
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Debenture1 property08/03/198916/11/1990

Recent filings (180 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2024-02-20
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2023-12-05
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2023-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-26
capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure
capital · SH19
2023-03-14
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-03-14
legacy
insolvency · CAP-SS
2023-03-14
legacy
capital · SH20
2023-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2022-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-03-08
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2021-02-22