JACK MORTON WASTE MANAGEMENT LTD.

⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC334208 · ltd · incorporated 2007-11-21
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
56/100
Worth a look
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Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 56/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (44/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, no SIC, incorporation date
80
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
8 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
56/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
30
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
80
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2010-03-12
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    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  2. 2010-03-12
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  3. 2009-11-20
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2007-12-12
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    legacy
    officers · 288a
  5. 2007-12-12
    📄
    legacy
    officers · 288a
  6. 2007-11-27
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  7. 2007-11-27
    📄
    legacy
    officers · 288b
  8. 2007-11-27
    📄
    legacy
    officers · 288b
  9. 2007-11-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As JACK MORTON WASTE MANAGEMENT LTD.
  10. 2007-11-21
    HORGAN, Emma appointed
    secretary
  11. 2007-11-21
    MORTON, John Alexander appointed
    director
  12. 2007-11-21
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  13. 2007-11-21
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  14. 2007-11-21
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  15. 2007-11-21
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  16. 2007-11-21
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MORTON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 high ·
Company dissolved
high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2010-03-12

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-11-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC

Registered office

10 Agamemnon Street
Clydebank
G81 4DY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due:
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due:
Last:

Officers (0 active · 2 resigned)

HORGAN, Emma
secretary · appointed 2007-11-21
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Active
MORTON, John Alexander
director · ~52y · appointed 2007-11-21
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Active
BRIAN REID LTD.
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-11-21 · resigned 2007-11-21
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-11-21 · resigned 2007-11-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (8 total)

gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2010-03-12
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2009-11-20
legacy
officers · 288a
2007-12-12
legacy
officers · 288a
2007-12-12
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2007-11-27
legacy
officers · 288b
2007-11-27
legacy
officers · 288b
2007-11-27
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2007-11-21