GEO. MORRISON MOTORS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC107147 · ltd · incorporated 1987-10-14
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Aug 2024
Net worth
£8.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 71). 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).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 36.0y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 36.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 3 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
98 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £8,177
Cash YoY
+37%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£37k
↑ 37% YoY
Net Worth
£8k
↑ 63% YoY
Current Assets
£106k
↓ 16% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-08-31 | 2023-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £17.8k | £24.0k |
| Current assets | £106.2k | £126.2k |
| Cash | £36.8k | £26.8k |
| Debtors | £14.4k | £44.4k |
| Net assets | £8.2k | £5.0k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-05-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-10-03📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-09-30➖MCGRORY, Kevin resigneddirector
- 2022-06-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-03📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2020-02-03🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2019-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-09-03📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-06-01➕MCGRORY, Kevin appointeddirector
- 1996-05-17➖BOLAND, Martin Michael resigneddirector
- 1992-08-25➕BOLAND, Martin Michael appointeddirector
- 1992-02-28➕MORRISON, Louise appointedsecretary
- 1992-02-28➖HERITAGE, Louise resignedsecretary
- 1991-10-25➕HERITAGE, Louise appointedsecretary
- 1991-09-13➖MUIR, Georgina resignedsecretary
- 1990-04-19🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 1990-04-09➖MORRISON, Jaqueline resignedsecretary
- 1990-04-09➕MUIR, Georgina appointedsecretary
- 1990-04-09➖MORRISON, Jaqueline resigneddirector
- 1987-10-14🏢Company incorporatedAs GEO. MORRISON MOTORS LIMITED
Owner dependency
100/100
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 "MORRISON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
85/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 39 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr George Morrison Individual · British · DOB 07/1955 · age 71 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Louise Morrison Individual · British · DOB 02/1961 · age 65 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 04/09/2021 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Kevin Mccroryceased 30/09/2022· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1987-10-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200
Registered office
103 Farmeloan Road
Rutherglen
Glasgow
G73 1EE
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-17
Last: 2025-09-03
Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)
Active
Active
HERITAGE, Louise→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1991-10-25 · resigned 1992-02-28
MORRISON, Jaqueline→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1990-04-09
MUIR, Georgina→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1990-04-09 · resigned 1991-09-13
BOLAND, Martin Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 1992-08-25 · resigned 1996-05-17
MCGRORY, Kevin→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2014-06-01 · resigned 2022-09-30
MORRISON, Jaqueline→
Resigneddirector · resigned 1990-04-09
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 19/04/1990 | 03/02/2020 |
Recent filings (98 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-10-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-26