MORRIS RESIDENTIAL INVESTMENTS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
10786174 · ltd · incorporated 2017-05-24
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
—
year to Mar 2026
Net worth
£1.06M
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Security dealing on own account
Sector: Financial & insurance
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -86% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).
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, 2 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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £1,055,772
Net assets shrinking
Down £980,977 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 86% YoY
Cash YoY
-86%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£1k
↓ 86% YoY
Net Worth
£1.1m
↓ 48% YoY
Current Assets
£6k
↓ 37% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2026-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.06M | £2.04M |
| Current assets | £6.0k | £9.7k |
| Cash | £1.0k | £7.0k |
| Debtors | £5.0k | £2.7k |
| Net assets | £1.06M | £2.04M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-08-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-08-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-08-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-08-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-05-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-12-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-07-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-23📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-06-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-24🏢Company incorporatedAs MORRIS RESIDENTIAL INVESTMENTS LIMITED
- 2017-05-24➕MORRIS, Tony Graham appointeddirector
Owner dependency
95/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MORRIS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
45/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Tony Graham Morris Individual · British · DOB 03/1976 · age 50 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 24/05/2017 |
Mr Callum James Nicholas Morris Individual · British · DOB 04/2007 · age 19 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 05/06/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAMMOND’S MORTGAGE SERVICES LIMITED→ 06251076 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| LAWDENE LIMITED→ 03738712 · est 1999 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 27y | — | — |
| LLGGM LTD→ 09688687 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| MARTLET CAPITAL LIMITED→ 13363008 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| METALINK FOUNDATION→ 16368566 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| MIDSUMMER WEALTH LTD→ 16385653 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| MONAVATE SUPPLY CHAIN PAYMENTS SERVICES LTD→ 15183382 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| MORTLOCK INVESTMENTS LIMITED→ 05997008 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| MPI SERVICES (SAFFRON WALDEN) LIMITED→ 06139990 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| MR HLDNG LIMITED→ 12872207 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| N R FINANCIAL SERVICES LTD→ 12324281 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-05-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64991 — Security dealing on own account
Registered office
Wadebridge Farm
Landwade
Newmarket
CB8 7NE
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-13
Last: 2026-04-29
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
MORRIS, Tony Graham→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2017-05-24
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Recent filings (31 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-25