CLO MOR LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC081781 · ltd · incorporated 1983-02-14
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Dec 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Weaving of textiles
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 81). 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: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
12 officers (2 active, 12 linked, 6 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
114 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 2 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-03-13
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  3. 2026-03-13
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  4. 2026-03-02
    MACKENZIE, Fiona appointed
    secretary
  5. 2026-03-02
    MACIVER, Calum Iain resigned
    secretary
  6. 2025-09-08
    MACDONALD, Kelly resigned
    secretary
  7. 2025-09-08
    MACIVER, Calum Iain appointed
    secretary
  8. 2025-09-08
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  9. 2025-09-08
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  10. 2025-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2025-01-09
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  12. 2025-01-09
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  13. 2025-01-06
    MACAULAY, Lorna resigned
    secretary
  14. 2025-01-06
    MACDONALD, Kelly appointed
    secretary
  15. 2024-09-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2023-08-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2022-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-09-30
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  19. 2021-08-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  20. 2020-11-03
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  21. 2020-08-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  22. 2019-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2018-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  24. 2013-10-20
    MACDONALD, Norman Lewis appointed
    director
  25. 2013-10-20
    MARTIN, Donald resigned
    director
  26. 2008-11-18
    MORRISON, John Murdo resigned
    director
  27. 2008-05-12
    MACAULAY, Lorna appointed
    secretary
  28. 2007-11-30
    MACKENZIE, Ian Angus resigned
    secretary
  29. 1997-10-21
    FRASER, Simon Andrew resigned
    director
  30. 1997-10-21
    MARTIN, Donald appointed
    director
  31. 1993-10-21
    MACKAY, Donald John resigned
    secretary
  32. 1993-10-21
    MACKENZIE, Ian Angus appointed
    secretary
  33. 1993-10-21
    FRASER, Simon Andrew appointed
    director
  34. 1993-10-21
    GILLIES, Malcolm resigned
    director
  35. 1993-10-21
    MACLEOD, John resigned
    director
  36. 1993-10-21
    MORRISON, John Murdo appointed
    director
  37. 1983-02-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CLO MOR LIMITED

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 age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: MACDONALD, Kelly resigned 2025-09-08; MACIVER, Calum Iain resigned 2026-03-02

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Norman Lewis Macdonald
Individual · British · DOB 12/1945 · age 81
sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1983-02-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC13200 — Weaving of textiles

Registered office

Harris Tweed Authority The Town Hall
2 Cromwell Street
Stornoway
Isle Of Lewis
HS1 2DB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last: 2026-06-16

Officers (2 active · 10 resigned)

MACKENZIE, Fiona
secretary · appointed 2026-03-02
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Active
MACDONALD, Norman Lewis
director · ~81y · appointed 2013-10-20
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Active
MACAULAY, Lorna
secretary · appointed 2008-05-12 · resigned 2025-01-06
Resigned
MACDONALD, Kelly
secretary · appointed 2025-01-06 · resigned 2025-09-08
Resigned
MACIVER, Calum Iain
secretary · appointed 2025-09-08 · resigned 2026-03-02
Resigned
MACKAY, Donald John
secretary · resigned 1993-10-21
Resigned
MACKENZIE, Ian Angus
secretary · appointed 1993-10-21 · resigned 2007-11-30
Resigned
FRASER, Simon Andrew
director · ~71y · appointed 1993-10-21 · resigned 1997-10-21
Resigned
GILLIES, Malcolm
director · ~102y · resigned 1993-10-21
Resigned
MACLEOD, John
director · ~102y · resigned 1993-10-21
Resigned
MARTIN, Donald
director · ~79y · appointed 1997-10-21 · resigned 2013-10-20
Resigned
MORRISON, John Murdo
director · ~89y · appointed 1993-10-21 · resigned 2008-11-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (114 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-01
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2026-03-13
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-03-13
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-09-08
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-21
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-01-09
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-30