MORAR DESIGN LIMITED

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SC464612 · ltd · incorporated 2013-11-27
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£5.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Engineering design activities for industrial process and production
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (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 (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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
25 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 £5,806
Net assets shrinking
Down £10,499 YoY
Cash YoY
-23%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£81k
↓ 23% YoY
Net Worth
£6k
↓ 64% YoY
Current Assets
£112k
↑ 4.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£22k£45k£67k£90k£112kNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£5.9k£16.4k
Current assets£112.4k£107.7k
Cash£80.8k£105.4k
Debtors£31.6k£2.3k
Net assets£5.8k£16.3k

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.

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Recent activity

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Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-04
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  2. 2024-06-26
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  3. 2023-06-13
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  4. 2022-06-06
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  5. 2021-07-19
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  6. 2020-07-09
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  7. 2019-05-30
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  8. 2018-06-26
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  9. 2017-05-31
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  10. 2016-06-19
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  11. 2015-11-29
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  12. 2015-08-20
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  13. 2014-12-08
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  14. 2014-02-13
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  15. 2013-11-27
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    Company incorporated
    As MORAR DESIGN LIMITED
  16. 2013-11-27
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    CARSON, Jaqueline Jessie appointed
    director
  17. 2013-11-27
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Owner dependency

88/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Jaqueline Jessie Carson
Individual · British · DOB 01/1966 · age 60
75–100%
—75-100% shares27/11/2016

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
Incorporated2013-11-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC71121 — Engineering design activities for industrial process and production

Registered office

Morar
Closeburn
Thornhill
Dumfriesshire
DG3 5HW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-13
Last: 2025-10-30

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

CARSON, Jaqueline Jessie→
director · ~60y · appointed 2013-11-27
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Recent filings (25 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-30
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accounts · AA
2025-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-01
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accounts · AA
2021-07-19
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-09
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-11-29