MORLAR LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC399965 · ltd · incorporated 2011-05-20
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 May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
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 accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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. 2026-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-12-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2022-12-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2022-12-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-06-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2022-06-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2022-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-02-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-02-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-02-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-06-08
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2011-05-20
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    Company incorporated
    As MORLAR LIMITED
  18. 2011-05-20
    ➕
    NICHOLL, Mark Robert John appointed
    director
  19. 2011-05-20
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2011-05-20
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2011-05-20
    ➕
    MABBOTT, Stephen George appointed
    director
  22. 2011-05-20
    ➖
    MABBOTT, Stephen George resigned
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple 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 15 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
Mr Mark Robert John Nicholl
Individual · British · DOB 12/1969 · age 57
75–100%
—75-100% shares20/05/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-05-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

88a Grahams Road
Falkirk
FK2 7DL
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-03
Last: 2025-05-20

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

NICHOLL, Mark Robert John→
director · ~57y · appointed 2011-05-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2011-05-20 · resigned 2011-05-20
Resigned
MABBOTT, Stephen George→
director · ~76y · appointed 2011-05-20 · resigned 2011-05-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (39 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-12-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-12-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-06-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-28