MORTIMER & SON GUN AND RIFLE MAKERS LIMITED

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SC189175 · ltd · incorporated 1998-09-08
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: dormant / non-trading with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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 (80/100)

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

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
9 officers (1 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
78 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2024-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-11-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-01-25
    ➖
    LAING, Alasdair North Grant resigned
    director
  6. 2023-01-25
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2022-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-09-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-01-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2019-01-18
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    DAESCHLER, Jean-Pierre appointed
    director
  13. 2018-12-12
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  14. 2018-12-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2018-12-11
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    BURNESS PAULL LLP resigned
    corporate-secretary
  16. 2018-12-11
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    PALMER, Charles Robert resigned
    director
  17. 2018-10-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-10-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-09-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2017-09-06
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  21. 2005-09-01
    ➕
    BURNESS PAULL LLP appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2005-09-01
    ➖
    BURNESS SOLICITORS resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2004-05-13
    ➖
    HODGE, Gilbert Wayne resigned
    director
  24. 2002-08-23
    ➕
    PALMER, Charles Robert appointed
    director
  25. 1999-06-25
    ➖
    THYNE, Francis Seton resigned
    secretary
  26. 1999-06-25
    ➕
    BURNESS SOLICITORS appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 1999-06-25
    ➕
    HODGE, Gilbert Wayne appointed
    director
  28. 1999-06-25
    ➕
    LAING, Alasdair North Grant appointed
    director
  29. 1999-06-25
    ➖
    MACDONALD, Peter Cameron resigned
    director
  30. 1999-06-25
    ➖
    THYNE, Francis Seton resigned
    director
  31. 1998-09-08
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    Company incorporated
    As MORTIMER & SON GUN AND RIFLE MAKERS LIMITED
  32. 1998-09-08
    ➕
    THYNE, Francis Seton appointed
    secretary
  33. 1998-09-08
    ➕
    MACDONALD, Peter Cameron appointed
    director
  34. 1998-09-08
    ➕
    THYNE, Francis Seton appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

John Dickson & Son Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
John Dickson & Son Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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MORTIMER & SON GUN AND RIFLE MAKERS LIMITED
This company · SC189175

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
John Dickson & Son Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1998-09-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

The Steading
Dunkeld House Hotel
Dunkeld
PH8 0HX
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-13
Last: 2025-08-30

Officers (1 active · 8 resigned)

DAESCHLER, Jean-Pierre→
director · ~54y · appointed 2019-01-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
THYNE, Francis Seton→
secretary · appointed 1998-09-08 · resigned 1999-06-25
Resigned
BURNESS PAULL LLP→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2005-09-01 · resigned 2018-12-11
Resigned
BURNESS SOLICITORS→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-06-25 · resigned 2005-09-01
Resigned
HODGE, Gilbert Wayne→
director · ~81y · appointed 1999-06-25 · resigned 2004-05-13
Resigned
LAING, Alasdair North Grant→
director · ~77y · appointed 1999-06-25 · resigned 2023-01-25
Resigned
MACDONALD, Peter Cameron→
director · ~89y · appointed 1998-09-08 · resigned 1999-06-25
Resigned
PALMER, Charles Robert→
director · ~92y · appointed 2002-08-23 · resigned 2018-12-11
Resigned
THYNE, Francis Seton→
director · ~87y · appointed 1998-09-08 · resigned 1999-06-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (78 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-12