MORNING NOON & NIGHT HOLDINGS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC223356 · ltd · incorporated 2001-09-19
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.
Why now
Window closing · medium confidence
Getting harder to buy cheaply — 2 signals strengthening over the last 30 days.
- · Refinance opportunity: clean_up_first → ready
- · Legal friction: moderate → low
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 24.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
What changed my view
Last 30 days
Picture improved over the last 30 days — 2 positive signals vs 0 negative.
- ↑Refinance opportunity: clean_up_first → ready
- ↑Legal friction: moderate → low
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 24.6y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 24.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (60/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
21 officers (3 active, 21 linked, 16 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
13 connected companies via shared directors
84
Filing history
118 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (63 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-27📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-11-27📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-05-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-11-14📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2024-05-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-05-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-05-02➕ROSS, Michael Edward appointeddirector
- 2024-05-01➖WATSON, James resigneddirector
- 2023-07-03📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2023-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-26➕YUILLE, Alan David appointedsecretary
- 2023-05-25📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-05-12➖DALLEY, John Chapman resignedsecretary
- 2023-05-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-05-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-04-27➕THORN, Edward George appointeddirector
- 2023-04-26➖CAIRNEY, Henry Patrick Fleming resigneddirector
- 2022-07-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-06📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2021-07-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-07-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-07-06📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2019-04-12🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2014-02-28➖SMALLMAN, Hollis resigneddirector
- 2013-10-24➕WATSON, James appointeddirector
- 2009-03-19➕CAIRNEY, Henry Patrick Fleming appointeddirector
- 2009-01-16➖MOON, David resigneddirector
- 2005-06-09➖BRODIE, John Ross resignedsecretary
- 2005-06-09➕DALLEY, John Chapman appointedsecretary
- 2005-05-10➖CRONAN, John Philip resigneddirector
- 2005-05-10➖DUFFY, James resigneddirector
- 2005-05-10➕MOON, David appointeddirector
- 2005-05-10➕SMALLMAN, Hollis appointeddirector
- 2004-12-31➖BIRD, Colin Smith resigneddirector
- 2004-08-10🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2004-08-05➖BRODIE, John Ross resigneddirector
- 2004-08-05➕CRONAN, John Philip appointeddirector
- 2004-08-05➕DUFFY, James appointeddirector
- 2004-08-02➕BRODIE, John Ross appointedsecretary
- 2004-08-02➖STURROCK, William Calder resignedsecretary
- 2004-08-02➕BIRD, Colin Smith appointeddirector
- 2004-08-02➕BRODIE, John Ross appointeddirector
- 2004-08-02➖MACKAY, Fraser resigneddirector
- 2004-08-02➖MITCHELL, Colin Charles Robertson resigneddirector
- 2004-08-02➖PIRIE, George Robert resigneddirector
- 2004-08-02➖THOMPSON, Edward Henry resigneddirector
- 2004-08-02➖THOMPSON, Stephen Edward resigneddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 63 events
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Scottish Midland Co-Operative Society Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Scottish Midland Co-Operative Society Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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MORNING NOON & NIGHT HOLDINGS LIMITED
This company · SC223356
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Scottish Midland Co-Operative Society Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 14/11/2024 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-09-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Hillwood House
2 Harvest Drive Newbridge
Edinburgh
EH28 8QJ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-25
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-15
Last: 2026-06-01
Officers (3 active · 18 resigned)
YUILLE, Alan David→
Activesecretary · appointed 2023-06-26
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ROSS, Michael Edward→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2024-05-02
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THORN, Edward George→
Activedirector · ~76y · appointed 2023-04-27
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BRODIE, John Ross→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-08-02 · resigned 2005-06-09
DALLEY, John Chapman→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-06-09 · resigned 2023-05-12
STURROCK, William Calder→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-06-12 · resigned 2004-08-02
SKENE EDWARDS WS→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-09-19 · resigned 2003-06-12
BIRD, Colin Smith→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 2004-08-02 · resigned 2004-12-31
BRODIE, John Ross→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2004-08-02 · resigned 2004-08-05
CAIRNEY, Henry Patrick Fleming→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 2009-03-19 · resigned 2023-04-26
CRONAN, John Philip→
Resigneddirector · ~91y · appointed 2004-08-05 · resigned 2005-05-10
DUFFY, James→
Resigneddirector · ~91y · appointed 2004-08-05 · resigned 2005-05-10
MACDONALD, Robert Iain Ferguson→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2001-09-19 · resigned 2001-10-22
MACKAY, Fraser→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 2001-09-27 · resigned 2004-08-02
MITCHELL, Colin Charles Robertson→
Resigneddirector · ~86y · appointed 2001-09-27 · resigned 2004-08-02
MOON, David→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2005-05-10 · resigned 2009-01-16
PIRIE, George Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2001-09-27 · resigned 2004-08-02
SMALLMAN, Hollis→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · appointed 2005-05-10 · resigned 2014-02-28
THOMPSON, Edward Henry→
Resigneddirector · ~86y · appointed 2001-09-27 · resigned 2004-08-02
THOMPSON, Stephen Edward→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2001-09-27 · resigned 2004-08-02
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 02/08/2004 | 12/04/2019 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 16/11/2001 | 10/08/2004 |
Recent filings (118 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-01
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-11-27
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-11-14
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2024-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-20
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-27
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-05-25