MURPHY PLANT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

00986181 · ltd · incorporated 1970-08-05

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

72/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Renting and leasing of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 49.1y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 49.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)

Directors & officers

19 officers (5 active, 19 linked, 16 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

26 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

145 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

72/100Strong

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (55 events)Click to expand

2025-06-19
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accounts · AA
2024-07-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-15
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officers · AP01
2024-02-06
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SUGRUE, Brendan appointed
director
2023-06-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-17
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officers · CH01
2023-04-12
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accounts · AAMD
2022-09-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-23
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mortgage · MR04
2021-04-23
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-04-23
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Charge satisfied #4
2021-04-23
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Charge satisfied #3
2021-02-09
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officers · AP01
2021-02-01
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LEDWIDGE, Joseph John appointed
director
2020-11-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-23
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BURKE, David Anthony resigned
director
2020-09-23
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officers · TM01
2020-01-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2020-01-08
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gazette · DISS40
2020-01-07
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officers · TM01
2019-12-31
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ANDERSON, Peter Stuart resigned
director
2019-12-13
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dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2019-12-03
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2019-03-25
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CARPENTER, Michael David appointed
director
2019-02-01
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KELLETT, Russell Guy resigned
director
2018-11-06
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Charge registered #5
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2018-08-20
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC as Security Agent
2018-08-02
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC as Security Agent
2018-05-29
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MURPHY, John Paul appointed
director
2018-05-29
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ANDERSON, Peter Stuart appointed
director
2018-05-29
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MURPHY, Bernard Joseph resigned
director
2018-05-28
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HOLLINGSHEAD, Stephen resigned
director
2016-11-24
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BURKE, David Anthony appointed
director
2016-11-24
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HOLLINGSHEAD, Stephen appointed
director
2016-11-24
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KELLETT, Russell Guy appointed
director
2014-11-01
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DAWSON, Leslie William resigned
director
2012-01-10
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MURPHY, John Patrick appointed
secretary
2012-01-10
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MOTEN, William Paul resigned
secretary
2012-01-10
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DAWSON, Leslie William appointed
director
2011-06-17
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NI MHURCHADHA, Caroline resigned
director
2009-10-31
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O'CONNELL, Michael resigned
director
2009-05-07
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MURPHY, John resigned
director
2008-09-18
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MURPHY, Bernard Joseph appointed
director
2008-09-18
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NI MHURCHADHA, Caroline appointed
director
2008-05-31
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MURPHY, Eamonn resigned
director
2004-03-31
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Charge satisfied #2
2000-04-05
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MOTEN, William Paul appointed
secretary
2000-04-05
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O'CONNELL, Michael resigned
secretary
1999-12-31
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KEANE, Thaddeus resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 55 events

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MURPHY" — strong identity link between founder and business.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100

Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

Red flags

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

J. Murphy & Sons Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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J. Murphy & Sons Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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MURPHY PLANT LIMITED

This company · 00986181

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
J. Murphy & Sons Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	16/05/2016

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

Incorporated1970-08-05

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC77320 — Renting and leasing of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment

Registered office

Hiview House

Highgate Road

London

NW5 1TN

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-14

Last: 2025-12-31