MOARK LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC367316 · ltd · incorporated 2009-10-22
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
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: property-backed borrower with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
6 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 14.8y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 14.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
49 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
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| Average employees | 0 | 0 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-12📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-02-03🔒Charge registered #6Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2021-01-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-22📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2018-11-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-04📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2016-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-01-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-11-02📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-07-30🔒Charge registered #5Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2015-07-24🔒Charge registered #4Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2012-12-20🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2012-12-12🔒Charge registered #3Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2012-11-28🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2011-07-12🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Jbf Properties Limited
- 2009-10-22🏢Company incorporatedAs MOARK LIMITED
- 2009-10-22➕CLARK, Jonathon Leonard appointeddirector
- 2009-10-22➕BRIAN REID LTD. appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2009-10-22➖BRIAN REID LTD. resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2009-10-22➕MABBOTT, Stephen George appointeddirector
- 2009-10-22➖MABBOTT, Stephen George resigneddirector
Owner dependency
85/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
68/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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
1 low5 live charges
lowHeavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Jonathon Leonard Clark Individual · British · DOB 06/1980 · age 46 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 22/10/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Blair Morrisonceased 09/11/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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| ROBBO PROP CO LTD→ SC694969 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
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| ROSSCO PROPERTIES (COMMERCIAL) LIMITED→ SC464777 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-10-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Registered office
The School House Kinnaird
Inchture
Perth
PH14 9QY
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-05
Last: 2025-10-22
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
CLARK, Jonathon Leonard→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2009-10-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BRIAN REID LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2009-10-22 · resigned 2009-10-22
MABBOTT, Stephen George→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2009-10-22 · resigned 2009-10-22
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
6
Total charges
5
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:6 of 6 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 03/02/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 30/07/2015 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 24/07/2015 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 12/12/2012 | 20/12/2012 | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Floating charge | 1 property | 28/11/2012 | — | |
| outstanding | Jbf Properties Jbf Properties Limited | Standard security | 1 property | 12/07/2011 | — |
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Recent filings (49 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-07
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-22