NORTH EAST SCOTLAND STEVEDORING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC320883 · ltd · incorporated 2007-04-12
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£361.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 52241
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. 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 (77/100)

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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
50 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 £361,044

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£361k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£233k
↑ 8.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£72k£144k£217k£289k£361kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£361.0k£361.8k
Current assets£232.9k£215.0k
Net assets£361.0k£357.8k

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 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-23
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    capital-alter-shares-subdivision
    capital · SH02
  3. 2025-04-09
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  4. 2025-04-04
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  5. 2025-04-04
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  6. 2025-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-09-01
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    MORRISON, Gavin appointed
    director
  9. 2023-09-01
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    officers · AP01
  10. 2023-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-01-29
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-01-11
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-02-15
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-04-22
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    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2008-10-10
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    LYONS, William Kenny resigned
    director
  19. 2007-07-10
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    LYONS, William Kenny appointed
    director
  20. 2007-04-12
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    Company incorporated
    As NORTH EAST SCOTLAND STEVEDORING LIMITED
  21. 2007-04-12
    ➕
    MORRISON, Gavin appointed
    secretary
  22. 2007-04-12
    ➕
    MORRISON, Ian, Mron appointed
    director

Owner dependency

84/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

29/100
Weak signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — MORRISON, Gavin (same surname) appointed 2023-09-01. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • 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
Mron Ian Morrison
Individual · British · DOB 10/1963 · age 63
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2017

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
Incorporated2007-04-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC52241 — SIC 52241

Registered office

15 Sigurd Street
Burghead
Moray
IV30 5GE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-26
Last: 2025-04-12

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

MORRISON, Gavin→
secretary · appointed 2007-04-12
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Active
MORRISON, Gavin→
director · ~38y · appointed 2023-09-01
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Active
MORRISON, Ian, Mron→
director · ~63y · appointed 2007-04-12
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Active
LYONS, William Kenny→
director · ~85y · appointed 2007-07-10 · resigned 2008-10-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (50 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-26
capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2025-04-23
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-04-09
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-04-04
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-04