MORGAN JAMES BESPOKE LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC624114 · ltd · incorporated 2019-03-12
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 09100
Sector: Mining & quarrying
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 31020SIC 31020
  • 43320Joinery installation
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 69/100 (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: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 3 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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 2 gazette
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-17
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2026-03-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2026-03-10
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2024-11-27
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  5. 2024-08-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-03-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-02-23
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  9. 2023-02-11
    📄
    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  10. 2023-01-03
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  11. 2022-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-11-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2021-11-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-11-06
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  15. 2021-10-26
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  16. 2020-10-20
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  17. 2019-03-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As MORGAN JAMES BESPOKE LTD
  18. 2019-03-12
    BRAND, Russell William appointed
    director
  19. 2019-03-12
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2024-11-27: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Russell William Brand
Individual · Scottish · DOB 07/1990 · age 36
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control12/03/2019

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
Incorporated2019-03-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC09100 — SIC 09100

Registered office

4-6 Junction Road
Kirkcaldy Fife
KY1 2BH
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-27
Last: 2025-10-13

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

BRAND, Russell William
director · ~36y · appointed 2019-03-12
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Recent filings (23 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-16
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-13
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-22
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2023-02-11
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-31