JOHN MORRISON & SON LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
SC771779 · ltd · incorporated 2023-06-06
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£87.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of meat and meat products in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 82-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 82). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
7 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 £87,930
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,035 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£88k
↓ 1.2% YoY
Current Assets
£77k
↓ 33% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £87.9k | £89.0k |
| Current assets | £76.8k | £114.6k |
| Net assets | £87.9k | £89.0k |
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 (8 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-06-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-06-06🏢Company incorporatedAs JOHN MORRISON & SON LTD
- 2023-06-06➕MORRISON, Mary Bernadette appointeddirector
- 2023-06-06➕MORRISON, Paul Gerard appointeddirector
- 2023-06-06📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
100/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MORRISON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 2.9 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mary Bernadette Morrison Individual · British · DOB 12/1944 · age 82 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 06/06/2023 |
Paul Gerard Morrison Individual · British · DOB 01/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/06/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-06-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47220 — Retail sale of meat and meat products in specialised stores
Registered office
2e Napier Place
Cumbernauld
Glasgow
G68 0LL
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-19
Last: 2025-06-05
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
MORRISON, Mary Bernadette→
Activedirector · ~82y · appointed 2023-06-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MORRISON, Paul Gerard→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2023-06-06
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Recent filings (7 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-14
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-06-06