F MORTIMER LIMITED

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SC251294 · ltd · incorporated 2003-06-17
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

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Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£118
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 69203Tax consultancy
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). 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: medium (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
57 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £118
Net assets shrinking
Down £436 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£118
↓ 79% YoY
Current Assets
£2k
↓ 75% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£2k£3k£5k£6k£8kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£999£554
Current assets£1.9k£7.7k
Net assets£118£554

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-31
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    MORTIMER, Graeme resigned
    secretary
  3. 2024-12-31
    ➖
    MORTIMER, Graeme Andrew Charles resigned
    director
  4. 2024-12-31
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  5. 2024-12-31
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    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-05-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-04-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-06-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-07-06
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2017-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-09-07
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2015-08-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2010-06-17
    ➕
    MORTIMER, Graeme Andrew Charles appointed
    director
  19. 2003-06-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As F MORTIMER LIMITED
  20. 2003-06-17
    ➕
    MORTIMER, Fiona Armstrong appointed
    director
  21. 2003-06-17
    ➕
    MORTIMER, Graeme appointed
    secretary
  22. 2003-06-17
    ➕
    FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2003-06-17
    ➖
    FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2003-06-17
    ➕
    FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2003-06-17
    ➖
    FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MORTIMER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Fiona Armstrong Mortimer
Individual · British · DOB 04/1963 · age 63
75–100%
—75-100% 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
Incorporated2003-06-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

1 Stuarton Park
East Kilbride
Glasgow
G74 4LA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-01
Last: 2026-06-17

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

MORTIMER, Fiona Armstrong→
director · ~63y · appointed 2003-06-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MORTIMER, Graeme→
secretary · appointed 2003-06-17 · resigned 2024-12-31
Resigned
FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-06-17 · resigned 2003-06-17
Resigned
MORTIMER, Graeme Andrew Charles→
director · ~65y · appointed 2010-06-17 · resigned 2024-12-31
Resigned
FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-06-17 · resigned 2003-06-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (57 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-17
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-12-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-10