ADDY MURGATROYD SERVICES LTD

🌳Matureactive
06486274 · ltd · incorporated 2008-01-28
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: dormant / non-trading with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
50 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees200-200

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
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 (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-16
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  3. 2023-12-19
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  4. 2023-09-26
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2023-09-26
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  6. 2023-09-26
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2023-09-26
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    address · AD01
  8. 2023-05-11
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-04-01
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  10. 2021-06-28
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  11. 2020-10-14
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  12. 2019-06-30
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  13. 2018-06-27
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-06-29
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-06-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2012-10-01
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    ADDY, Jonathan David appointed
    director
  17. 2011-01-28
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    ADDY, Michelle Joanne resigned
    secretary
  18. 2008-01-28
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    Company incorporated
    As ADDY MURGATROYD SERVICES LTD
  19. 2008-01-28
    ➕
    ADDY, Robert Michael appointed
    director
  20. 2008-01-28
    ➕
    ADDY, Michelle Joanne appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

91/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ADDY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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.)

Group structure

Addy Murgatroyd Accountants Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Addy Murgatroyd Accountants Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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ADDY MURGATROYD SERVICES LTD
This company · 06486274

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Addy Murgatroyd Accountants Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares05/04/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Jonathan David Addyceased 05/04/2020· significant influence

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
Incorporated2008-01-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

16-18 Station Street
Meltham
Holmfirth
HD9 5QL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-11
Last: 2026-01-28

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

ADDY, Jonathan David→
director · ~45y · appointed 2012-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ADDY, Robert Michael→
director · ~50y · appointed 2008-01-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ADDY, Michelle Joanne→
secretary · appointed 2008-01-28 · resigned 2011-01-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (50 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-09-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-09-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-09-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-28