MALORY NURSERIES

💤Zombieactive

SC325511 · private-unlimited · incorporated 2007-06-14

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.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

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 with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). 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: low (53/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

31 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand

2025-01-07
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2017-03-09
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2016-06-30
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annual-return · AR01
2015-06-14
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annual-return · AR01
2014-06-15
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annual-return · AR01
2014-06-15
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2014-06-15
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2013-08-22
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
address · AD01
2013-08-21
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2012-06-20
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2011-08-23
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annual-return · AR01
2010-07-20
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annual-return · AR01
2010-07-19
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2009-06-22
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legacy
annual-return · 363a
2009-01-23
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accounts · 225
2008-08-21
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legacy
annual-return · 363a
2007-06-14
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Company incorporated
As MALORY NURSERIES
2007-06-14
➕
LITTLE, Steven appointed
secretary
2007-06-14
➕
LITTLE, Kerry Jane appointed
director
2007-06-14
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YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2007-06-14
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YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2007-06-14
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YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
corporate-director
2007-06-14
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YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
corporate-director

Owner dependency

93/100

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.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Kerry Jane Little Individual · British · DOB 04/1964 · age 62	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	30/06/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-unlimited

Incorporated2007-06-14

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

51 Newall Terrace

Dumfries

DG1 1LN

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: —

Last made up to: —

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-28

Last: 2025-06-14

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

LITTLE, Steven→

secretary · appointed 2007-06-14

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Active

LITTLE, Kerry Jane→

director · ~62y · appointed 2007-06-14

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Active

YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-06-14 · resigned 2007-06-14

Resigned

YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED→

corporate-director · appointed 2007-06-14 · resigned 2007-06-14

Resigned

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