JOHN MORRISON TIMBER PRESERVATION LTD.

🌳Matureactive
SC171093 · ltd · incorporated 1996-12-31
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
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
75 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-302024-03-30
Average employees131300

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-30
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  2. 2025-06-03
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  3. 2025-01-30
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-10-12
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    FORSYTH, Kenneth Albert resigned
    director
  5. 2024-10-03
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    MORRISON, Gavin Angus appointed
    director
  6. 2024-10-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2024-02-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-03-28
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-01-31
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  10. 2021-04-01
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  11. 2019-12-19
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  12. 2018-12-20
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  13. 2017-12-18
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-01-03
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-01-18
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  16. 2016-01-18
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  17. 2016-01-18
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    officers · CH03
  18. 2008-07-30
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    FORSYTH, Kenneth Albert appointed
    director
  19. 1996-12-31
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    Company incorporated
    As JOHN MORRISON TIMBER PRESERVATION LTD.
  20. 1996-12-31
    ➕
    MORRISON, Susan Margaret appointed
    secretary
  21. 1996-12-31
    ➕
    MORRISON, John appointed
    director
  22. 1996-12-31
    ➕
    REID, Brian appointed
    nominee-secretary
  23. 1996-12-31
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    REID, Brian resigned
    nominee-secretary
  24. 1996-12-31
    ➕
    MABBOTT, Stephen appointed
    nominee-director
  25. 1996-12-31
    ➖
    MABBOTT, Stephen resigned
    nominee-director

Owner dependency

99/100
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
  • +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 "MORRISON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — MORRISON, Gavin Angus (same surname) appointed 2024-10-03. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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 John Morrison
Individual · British · DOB 09/1962 · age 64
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Susan Margaret Morrison
Individual · Scottish · DOB 09/1964 · age 62
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1996-12-31
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

C/O John Morrison Rootfield
Conon Bridge
Dingwall
Ross Shire
IV7 8DN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-30
Last made up to: 2025-03-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-14
Last: 2025-12-31

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

MORRISON, Susan Margaret→
secretary · appointed 1996-12-31
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Active
MORRISON, Gavin Angus→
director · ~36y · appointed 2024-10-03
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Active
MORRISON, John→
director · ~64y · appointed 1996-12-31
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Active
REID, Brian→
nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-12-31 · resigned 1996-12-31
Resigned
FORSYTH, Kenneth Albert→
director · ~63y · appointed 2008-07-30 · resigned 2024-10-12
Resigned
MABBOTT, Stephen→
nominee-director · ~76y · appointed 1996-12-31 · resigned 1996-12-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (75 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-06