MORE THAN MOTIVATION LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC626899 · ltd · incorporated 2019-04-05
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£-24.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 76/100 (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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -58% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £24,335
Cash draining
Cash down 58% YoY
Cash YoY
-58%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£191
↓ 58% YoY
Net Worth
-£24k
↓ 35% YoY
Current Assets
£2k
↓ 65% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£24k-£18k-£12k-£6k£257£6kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£-24.3k£-18.0k
Current assets£2.2k£6.4k
Cash£191£454
Debtors£1.6k£5.5k
Net assets£-24.3k£-18.0k

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
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-12-14
    MCBEATH, Catrina appointed
    secretary
  6. 2022-12-14
    FOUBISTER, Michelle resigned
    secretary
  7. 2022-12-14
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  8. 2022-12-14
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  9. 2022-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-04-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As MORE THAN MOTIVATION LTD
  12. 2019-04-05
    MACINTOSH, Fiona Ida appointed
    director
  13. 2019-04-05
    FOUBISTER, Michelle appointed
    secretary
  14. 2019-04-05
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

83/100
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 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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
Mrs Fiona Ida Macintosh
Individual · British · DOB 08/1967 · age 59
75100%
75-100% shares05/04/2019

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
Incorporated2019-04-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

Dunnbeag 37 Oldhall
Watten
Wick
Caithness
KW1 5XL
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-14
Last: 2026-03-31

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

MCBEATH, Catrina
secretary · appointed 2022-12-14
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Active
MACINTOSH, Fiona Ida
director · ~59y · appointed 2019-04-05
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Active
FOUBISTER, Michelle
secretary · appointed 2019-04-05 · resigned 2022-12-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (16 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-25
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-12-14
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-14