EILEEN MURPHY CONSULTANCY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04437080 · ltd · incorporated 2002-05-13
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 May 2025
Net worth
£24.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). 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 (75/100)

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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
61 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
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 · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £24,410

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£27k
Net Worth
£24k
Current Assets
£33k
Current Liabilities
—
£0£7k£13k£20k£26k£33kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£24.4k—
Current assets£32.5k—
Cash£27.1k—
Debtors£5.4k—
Net assets£24.4k—
Average employees—100

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-11-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-01-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-05-20
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2021-02-01
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2021-02-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2020-11-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-11-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2019-11-12
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  13. 2019-11-01
    ➖
    WEBB, Paul Stewart resigned
    secretary
  14. 2019-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-01-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2002-06-05
    ➕
    MURPHY, Eileen Brigid appointed
    director
  18. 2002-06-05
    ➕
    WEBB, Paul Stewart appointed
    secretary
  19. 2002-05-15
    ➖
    HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  20. 2002-05-15
    ➖
    HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  21. 2002-05-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As EILEEN MURPHY CONSULTANCY LIMITED
  22. 2002-05-13
    ➕
    HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2002-05-13
    ➕
    HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MURPHY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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

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 Eileen Brigid Murphy
Individual · Irish · DOB 02/1968 · age 58
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · firm interest06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2002-05-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

Sunnybank Cottage
Pwllgloyw
Brecon
LD3 9PY
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-27
Last: 2026-05-13

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

MURPHY, Eileen Brigid→
director · ~58y · appointed 2002-06-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WEBB, Paul Stewart→
secretary · appointed 2002-06-05 · resigned 2019-11-01
Resigned
HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-05-13 · resigned 2002-05-15
Resigned
HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-05-13 · resigned 2002-05-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (61 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-05-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-02-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-11-09