NORTON & MCCLURE LIMITED

🌿Early-stageactive
NI697524 · ltd · incorporated 2023-05-23
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to May 2024
Net worth
£13.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
7 filings
60
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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £13,819

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£14k
Current Assets
£223
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-05-31
Total assets£13.8k
Current assets£223
Net assets£13.8k

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
3
filings
  • • 1 gazette
  • • 1 dissolution
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 gazette
  • • 1 dissolution
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-14
    📄
    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  2. 2026-04-07
    📄
    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  3. 2026-03-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-09-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-05-23
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As NORTON & MCCLURE LIMITED
  6. 2023-05-23
    ➕
    MCCLURE, Stephanie appointed
    director
  7. 2023-05-23
    ➕
    NORTON, Darran appointed
    director
  8. 2023-05-23
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MCCLURE" — strong identity link between founder and business.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Darran Norton
Individual · Irish · DOB 06/1991 · age 35
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control23/05/2023
Stephanie Mcclure
Individual · British · DOB 04/1994 · age 32
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control23/05/2023

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
Incorporated2023-05-23
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC47910 — Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet

Registered office

61 Old Portglenone Road
Ahoghill
Ballymena
BT42 1LQ
Northern Ireland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-05
Last: 2025-05-22

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

MCCLURE, Stephanie→
director · ~32y · appointed 2023-05-23
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Active
NORTON, Darran→
director · ~35y · appointed 2023-05-23
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Active

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Recent filings (7 total)

gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-04-14
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-10
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-05-23