MORVEN INVERNESS LIMITED

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SC447005 · ltd · incorporated 2013-04-08
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£511.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Dental practice activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -52% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
33 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £511,451
Cash draining
Cash down 52% YoY
Cash YoY
-52%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£21k
↓ 52% YoY
Net Worth
£511k
↑ 17% YoY
Current Assets
£671k
↑ 7.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£134k£268k£402k£536k£671kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£513.8k£449.6k
Current assets£670.6k£625.7k
Cash£21.3k£44.3k
Debtors£649.3k£581.4k
Net assets£511.5k£437.3k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-22
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  2. 2026-04-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2026-04-22
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-12-11
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-12-05
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    accounts · AA01
  7. 2023-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-01-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-02-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-05-14
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  13. 2019-05-09
    ➕
    HUNTER, Angela Roma appointed
    secretary
  14. 2019-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-01-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  16. 2013-04-08
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    Company incorporated
    As MORVEN INVERNESS LIMITED
  17. 2013-04-08
    ➕
    HUNTER, Millar appointed
    director

Owner dependency

95/100
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 age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Millar Hunter
Individual · British · DOB 11/1961 · age 65
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Angela Roma Hunter
Individual · British · DOB 04/1964 · age 62
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-04-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC86230 — Dental practice activities

Registered office

8 Victoria Drive
Inverness
IV2 3QD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-11
Last: 2026-04-27

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

HUNTER, Angela Roma→
secretary · appointed 2019-05-09
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Active
HUNTER, Millar→
director · ~65y · appointed 2013-04-08
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Recent filings (33 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-29
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2026-04-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-12-11
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-02-24