JULIAN MORRIS DESIGN & BUILD LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC303509 · ltd · incorporated 2006-06-07
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of domestic buildings
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), 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: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
5 officers (5 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
61 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 300 | 300 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-09-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-09-19📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2025-09-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-09-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-09-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-09-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-09-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-05-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-02-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-03-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-03-27➕MORRIS, Cameron James appointeddirector
- 2023-03-27➕MORRIS, Lyall Elliot appointeddirector
- 2023-01-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-08-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-08-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2006-06-07🏢Company incorporatedAs JULIAN MORRIS DESIGN & BUILD LIMITED
- 2006-06-07➕MORRIS, Hilary Margaret appointedsecretary
- 2006-06-07➕MORRIS, Hilary Margaret appointeddirector
- 2006-06-07➕MORRIS, Julian Gareth appointeddirector
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
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MORRIS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Julian Gareth Morris Individual · British · DOB 03/1973 · age 53 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 07/06/2017 |
Mrs Hilary Margaret Morris Individual · British · DOB 01/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 07/06/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-06-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC41202 — Construction of domestic buildings
Registered office
Hawthorn House Ardnastang
Strontian
Acharacle
Argyll
PH36 4HY
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-21
Last: 2025-06-07
Officers (5 active · 0 resigned)
MORRIS, Hilary Margaret→
Activesecretary · appointed 2006-06-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MORRIS, Cameron James→
Activedirector · ~26y · appointed 2023-03-27
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MORRIS, Hilary Margaret→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2006-06-07
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MORRIS, Julian Gareth→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2006-06-07
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MORRIS, Lyall Elliot→
Activedirector · ~25y · appointed 2023-03-27
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Recent filings (61 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-19
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-09-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-05