STANLEY MORRISON & CO. LTD

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SC409614 · ltd · incorporated 2011-10-18
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£434.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 11010
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -85% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 6.3y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 6.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
41 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £434,131
Net assets shrinking
Down £88,197 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 85% YoY
Cash YoY
-85%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£11k
↓ 85% YoY
Net Worth
£434k
↓ 17% YoY
Current Assets
£1.9m
↓ 4.9% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£409k£819k£1.2m£1.6m£2.0mMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£434.1k£527.1k
Current assets£1.95M£2.05M
Cash£10.7k£72.2k
Debtors£100.7k£143.2k
Net assets£434.1k£522.3k

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

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
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  2. 2024-11-14
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  3. 2023-12-15
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  4. 2022-11-16
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  5. 2022-06-22
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  6. 2022-06-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
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  7. 2022-03-03
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    MORRISON, Julie appointed
    director
  8. 2022-03-03
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    officers · AP01
  9. 2021-12-21
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  10. 2021-06-14
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    officers · TM02
  11. 2021-06-14
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  12. 2021-03-31
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  13. 2021-02-10
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    WHITE, Nicholas John resigned
    secretary
  14. 2020-01-15
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    mortgage · MR01
  15. 2020-01-14
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank) (Company Number SC001111)
  16. 2019-09-16
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  17. 2019-06-14
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  18. 2018-10-31
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  19. 2018-06-13
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  20. 2017-09-12
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    accounts · AA
  21. 2012-03-01
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    WHITE, Nicholas John appointed
    secretary
  22. 2011-10-18
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    Company incorporated
    As STANLEY MORRISON & CO. LTD
  23. 2011-10-18
    ➕
    MORRISON, Stanley Andrew appointed
    director
  24. 2011-10-18
    ➕
    MORRISON, Stanley Walker appointed
    director

Owner dependency

88/100
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
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MORRISON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 85 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

33/100
Weak signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — MORRISON, Julie (same surname) appointed 2022-03-03. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 85 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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 Stanley Andrew Morrison
Individual · British · DOB 07/1977 · age 49
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Stanley Walker Morrisonceased 17/04/2019· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2011-10-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC11010 — SIC 11010

Registered office

32 Main Road
Kirkoswald
KA19 8HY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-26
Last: 2025-06-12

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

MORRISON, Julie→
director · ~50y · appointed 2022-03-03
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MORRISON, Stanley Andrew→
director · ~49y · appointed 2011-10-18
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Active
MORRISON, Stanley Walker→
director · ~85y · appointed 2011-10-18
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Active
WHITE, Nicholas John→
secretary · appointed 2012-03-01 · resigned 2021-02-10
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank) (Company Number SC001111)
A registered charge—14/01/2020—
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Recent filings (41 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-11-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-06-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-06-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-14
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-06-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-06-14