MORRIS & SPOTTISWOOD GROUP LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
SC795685 · ltd · incorporated 2024-01-18
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of construction holding companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (61/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
15 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-23📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2025-10-22📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2025-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-23📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2025-04-23📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2025-04-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-04-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-04-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-04-11📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-04-10📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-04-10📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-03-31📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-11-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC03
- 2024-11-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-06-17📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-02-22📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-02-19📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2024-02-19📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2024-02-19📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-02-19📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-01-18🏢Company incorporatedAs MORRIS & SPOTTISWOOD GROUP LIMITED
- 2024-01-18➕BROWN, Paul appointeddirector
- 2024-01-18➕DUNWELL, Jonathan appointeddirector
- 2024-01-18➕MORRIS, George appointeddirector
- 2024-01-18➕MORRIS, Jacqueline Anne appointeddirector
- 2024-01-18📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MORRIS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 2.3 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
40/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Shepherd And Wedderburn (Trustees) Limited holds majority control (50-75%). Likely parent but not wholly-owned.
🏛️majority
Shepherd And Wedderburn (Trustees) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 50-75% shares
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MORRIS & SPOTTISWOOD GROUP LIMITED
This company · SC795685
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Jacqueline Anne Morris Individual · British · DOB 06/1966 · age 60 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 29/10/2024 |
Shepherd And Wedderburn (Trustees) Limited Corporate entity | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 29/10/2024 |
Mr George Morris Individual · British · DOB 12/1964 · age 62 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 18/01/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- The Landfall Trust 2024ceased 29/10/2024· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-01-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64203 — Activities of construction holding companies
Registered office
3 Gateway Court
Glasgow
G40 4DS
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last: 2026-01-17
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
Active
DUNWELL, Jonathan→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2024-01-18
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MORRIS, George→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2024-01-18
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MORRIS, Jacqueline Anne→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2024-01-18
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Recent filings (23 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-22
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2025-10-23
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2025-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-06-25
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2025-04-23
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-04-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-04-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-04-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-11
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-04-10
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-04-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC03
2024-11-13