CHARLOTTE LOUISE MORTON LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
11866587 · ltd · incorporated 2019-03-07
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 2025
Net worth
£4.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Dental practice activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 6.8y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 6.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £4,941
Net assets shrinking
Down £6,310 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£5k
↓ 56% YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£2k£5k£7k£9k£11kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£94.2k£112.5k
Net assets£4.9k£11.3k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-03-25
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2023-12-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2023-04-24
    BROWN, Kathryn Anne resigned
    secretary
  7. 2023-04-24
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  8. 2023-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-12-29
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2022-04-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2022-03-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-12-21
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2021-03-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-10-22
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  15. 2019-10-11
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Santander UK PLC
  16. 2019-09-16
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  17. 2019-09-16
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Santander UK PLC
  18. 2019-03-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CHARLOTTE LOUISE MORTON LIMITED
  19. 2019-03-07
    MORTON, Charlotte Louise appointed
    director
  20. 2019-03-07
    BROWN, Kathryn Anne appointed
    secretary
  21. 2019-03-07
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100
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 "MORTON" — strong identity link between founder and business.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some 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

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
Miss Charlotte Louise Morton
Individual · British · DOB 04/1979 · age 47
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control07/03/2019

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

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-03-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC86230 — Dental practice activities

Registered office

2 Tillage Green, West Park
West Park
Darlington
Durham
DL2 2GL
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-20
Last: 2026-03-06

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

MORTON, Charlotte Louise
director · ~47y · appointed 2019-03-07
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Active
BROWN, Kathryn Anne
secretary · appointed 2019-03-07 · resigned 2023-04-24
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Santander
Santander UK PLC
A registered charge11/10/2019
outstanding
Santander
Santander UK PLC
A registered charge16/09/2019
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Recent filings (22 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-27
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-03-25
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-24
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-29
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-15