MERSION LTD
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). 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: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.0k | — |
| Current assets | £1.0k | — |
| Net assets | £1.0k | — |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-05-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-03-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-06-10➖ALLAN, Denise resigneddirector
- 2018-11-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-11-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-11-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-11-26📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2009-11-19🏢Company incorporatedAs MERSION LTD
- 2009-11-19➕CUNNING, Dean Martin appointeddirector
- 2009-11-19➕ALLAN, Denise appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. 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 16 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Denise Allan Individual · British · DOB 05/1977 · age 49 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Dean Martin Cunning Individual · British · DOB 09/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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