MORVEN INVERNESS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC447005 · ltd · incorporated 2013-04-08
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£511.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Dental practice activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -52% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
33 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £511,451
Cash draining
Cash down 52% YoY
Cash YoY
-52%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£21k
↓ 52% YoY
Net Worth
£511k
↑ 17% YoY
Current Assets
£671k
↑ 7.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £513.8k | £449.6k |
| Current assets | £670.6k | £625.7k |
| Cash | £21.3k | £44.3k |
| Debtors | £649.3k | £581.4k |
| Net assets | £511.5k | £437.3k |
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
4
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
4
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-22📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2026-04-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-04-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-05📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-14📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2019-05-09➕HUNTER, Angela Roma appointedsecretary
- 2019-01-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2013-04-08🏢Company incorporatedAs MORVEN INVERNESS LIMITED
- 2013-04-08➕HUNTER, Millar appointeddirector
Owner dependency
95/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
78/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Millar Hunter Individual · British · DOB 11/1961 · age 65 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Angela Roma Hunter Individual · British · DOB 04/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIFEWAYS COMMUNITY CARE (INVERNESS) LIMITED→ SC253251 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| LLOYD GRIFFITHS LIMITED→ SC324462 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| NESSIE'S NURSERY LTD→ SC666796 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| PHYSIO INVERNESS LIMITED→ SC454559 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| PHYSIONESS REHAB LTD→ SC638787 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| RHINDSDALE HOUSE LIMITED→ SC433984 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| SALTAIRE MEDIC LIMITED→ SC728886 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| SATURNÉ MEDICAL AESTHETICS LIMITED→ SC880009 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ST. MODANS CARE HOME LIMITED→ SC086885 · est 1984 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 42y | — | — |
| STEPHENSON J LTD→ SC822952 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| STEPS PODIATRY AND GAIT LTD→ SC827347 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| SUTHERLAND HOUSE CARE LIMITED→ SC873123 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-04-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC86230 — Dental practice activities
Registered office
8 Victoria Drive
Inverness
IV2 3QD
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-11
Last: 2026-04-27
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
HUNTER, Angela Roma→
Activesecretary · appointed 2019-05-09
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HUNTER, Millar→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2013-04-08
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Recent filings (33 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-29
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2026-04-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-12-11
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-02-24