MORTLOCK INVESTMENTS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05997008 · ltd · incorporated 2006-11-13
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
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year to Nov 2025
Net worth
£1.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-life insurance
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
52 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,076

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£1k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£757
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£215£430£646£861£1kNov 2024Nov 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-11-302024-11-30
Total assets£1.1k£1.1k
Current assets£757£757
Net assets£1.1k£1.1k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-04-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-12-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2021-12-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2021-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-04-26
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2021-04-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2021-04-20
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  12. 2020-10-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-08-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-12-20
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  15. 2018-11-13
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    MORTLOCK, Ralph resigned
    secretary
  16. 2018-10-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-08-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2015-01-01
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    MORTLOCK, Fiona Claire resigned
    secretary
  19. 2015-01-01
    ➕
    MORTLOCK, Ralph appointed
    secretary
  20. 2006-11-13
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    Company incorporated
    As MORTLOCK INVESTMENTS LIMITED
  21. 2006-11-13
    ➕
    MORTLOCK, Ralph Gordon appointed
    director
  22. 2006-11-13
    ➕
    MORTLOCK, Fiona Claire appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

100/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MORTLOCK" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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

clean
No 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ralph Gordon Mortlock
Individual · British · DOB 09/1968 · age 58
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control14/11/2017

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-11-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC65120 — Non-life insurance

Registered office

18 Hasse Road
Soham
Cambridgeshire
CB7 5UN
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-28
Last: 2025-11-14

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

MORTLOCK, Ralph Gordon→
director · ~58y · appointed 2006-11-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MORTLOCK, Fiona Claire→
secretary · appointed 2006-11-13 · resigned 2015-01-01
Resigned
MORTLOCK, Ralph→
secretary · appointed 2015-01-01 · resigned 2018-11-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (52 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-12-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-04-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-04-26