2MORROW LTD
🌳Matureactive
04752798 · ltd · incorporated 2003-05-02
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 22.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 22.6y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 22.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 2 with DOB)
74
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
75 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-22📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-02-20➖LG OUTSOURCING LTD resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2024-02-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-15📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-05-13➖GREEN, Robert Edward resignedsecretary
- 2019-05-13➕LG OUTSOURCING LTD appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2019-05-13📄appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP04
- 2019-05-13📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2019-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-20📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2006-03-15➕GREEN, Robert Edward appointedsecretary
- 2005-10-28➖OCAMPOS, Maria resignedsecretary
- 2004-10-01➕OCAMPOS, Maria appointedsecretary
- 2004-02-20➖PLUMLEY, Fiona Joan Keess resignedsecretary
- 2003-10-03🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2003-05-02🏢Company incorporatedAs 2MORROW LTD
- 2003-05-02➕HOWE DAVIES, Christopher George appointeddirector
- 2003-05-02➕HOWE DAVIES, James Alexander appointeddirector
- 2003-05-02➕PLUMLEY, Fiona Joan Keess appointedsecretary
- 2003-05-02➕CFA SEC LTD appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2003-05-02➖CFA SEC LTD resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2003-05-02➕CFA SEC LTD appointedcorporate-director
- 2003-05-02➖CFA SEC LTD resignedcorporate-director
- 2003-05-02➕COMPANYFORMATIONAGENT.COM LTD appointedcorporate-director
- 2003-05-02➖COMPANYFORMATIONAGENT.COM LTD resignedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
91/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
96/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Christopher George Howe-Davies Individual · British · DOB 02/1946 · age 80 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-05-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices
Registered office
2morrow Court Appleford Road
Sutton Courtenay
Abingdon
Oxfordshire
OX14 4FH
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-16
Last: 2025-05-02
Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)
HOWE DAVIES, Christopher George→
Activedirector · ~80y · appointed 2003-05-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HOWE DAVIES, James Alexander→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2003-05-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GREEN, Robert Edward→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-03-15 · resigned 2019-05-13
OCAMPOS, Maria→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-10-01 · resigned 2005-10-28
PLUMLEY, Fiona Joan Keess→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-05-02 · resigned 2004-02-20
CFA SEC LTD→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2003-05-02 · resigned 2003-05-02
LG OUTSOURCING LTD→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2019-05-13 · resigned 2024-02-20
CFA SEC LTD→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2003-05-02 · resigned 2003-05-02
COMPANYFORMATIONAGENT.COM LTD→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2003-05-02 · resigned 2003-05-02
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Guarantee & debenture | 1 property | 03/10/2003 | — |
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Recent filings (75 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-14
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-07-15