D M MORGAN & CO. LIMITED
Opportunity 37/100 (watch), bankability 20/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 75). Asset purchase likely safer than share purchase given structural signals. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100). Current lenders should be on immediate intervention.
Data confidence
Overall: low (49/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Not actionable now, but monitor — distressed, succession, or structural changes could flip this into a real opportunity.
Recent activity
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2012-09-18⚠️liquidation-compulsory-winding-up-orderinsolvency · COCOMP
- 2012-06-09📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2012-06-06📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2012-03-22📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2012-03-06📄gazette-notice-compulsarygazette · GAZ1
- 2011-10-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2011-04-02📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2011-03-31📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2011-03-15📄gazette-notice-compulsarygazette · GAZ1
- 2010-10-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2009-12-21📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2009-12-21📍move-registers-to-sail-companyaddress · AD03
- 2009-12-21📍change-sail-address-companyaddress · AD02
- 2009-12-21📄change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH04
- 2009-12-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2009-11-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2009-03-10📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2009-03-10📄gazette-notice-compulsarygazette · GAZ1
- 2009-03-09📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2009-03-08📄legacyofficers · 288c
- 2008-11-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2008-11-03📍legacyaddress · 287
- 2007-11-07📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2007-11-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2007-03-07📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2002-11-07🏢Company incorporatedAs D M MORGAN & CO. LIMITED
- 2002-11-07➕FULLAHEAD INVESTMENTS LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2002-11-07➕MORGAN, David Martin appointeddirector
- 2002-11-07➕GRAEME, Dorothy May appointednominee-secretary
- 2002-11-07➖GRAEME, Dorothy May resignednominee-secretary
- 2002-11-07➕GRAEME, Lesley Joyce appointednominee-director
- 2002-11-07➖GRAEME, Lesley Joyce resignednominee-director
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MORGAN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
4 high ·Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.
Evidence: Next due: 2012-09-30
Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2016-11-21
Company is actively being wound up. Not a going concern.
Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.
Evidence: 2012-09-18: liquidation-compulsory-winding-up-order
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