JACK MORTON WASTE MANAGEMENT LTD.
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.
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Recent activity
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2010-03-12📄gazette-dissolved-compulsorygazette · GAZ2
- 2010-03-12🏁Company dissolved
- 2009-11-20📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2007-12-12📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2007-12-12📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2007-11-27📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2007-11-27📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2007-11-27📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2007-11-21🏢Company incorporatedAs JACK MORTON WASTE MANAGEMENT LTD.
- 2007-11-21➕HORGAN, Emma appointedsecretary
- 2007-11-21➕MORTON, John Alexander appointeddirector
- 2007-11-21➕BRIAN REID LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2007-11-21➖BRIAN REID LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2007-11-21➕STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2007-11-21➖STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2007-11-21📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +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
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- 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 has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2010-03-12
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