AL MURPHY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06801395 · ltd · incorporated 2009-01-26
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 Jan 2026
Net worth
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Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Artistic creation
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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 (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
54 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£0Jan 2025Jan 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-01-312025-01-31
Average employees200200

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-21
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  3. 2025-01-24
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    officers · CH03
  4. 2024-08-27
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  5. 2024-05-30
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2024-04-25
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    officers · CH01
  7. 2024-04-25
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    address · AD01
  8. 2024-04-25
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    officers · CH01
  9. 2024-04-25
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  10. 2024-04-25
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  11. 2024-04-25
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  12. 2023-10-26
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2023-09-18
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  14. 2023-09-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2022-10-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-10-28
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    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2015-08-01
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    COLLINGE, Antonia Beatrice appointed
    director
  20. 2009-01-26
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    Company incorporated
    As AL MURPHY LIMITED
  21. 2009-01-26
    ➕
    MURPHY, Alan, Mr. appointed
    secretary
  22. 2009-01-26
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    MURPHY, Alan appointed
    director

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
  • +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 "MURPHY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

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 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Antonia Beatrice Collinge
Individual · British · DOB 01/1980 · age 46
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting30/01/2018
Mr Alan Murphy
Individual · British · DOB 11/1976 · age 50
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting26/01/2017

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
Incorporated2009-01-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90030 — Artistic creation

Registered office

2 Forest Farm Business Park
Fulford
York
North Yorkshire
YO19 4RH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-31
Last made up to: 2026-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-09
Last: 2026-01-26

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

MURPHY, Alan, Mr.→
secretary · appointed 2009-01-26
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Active
COLLINGE, Antonia Beatrice→
director · ~46y · appointed 2015-08-01
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Active
MURPHY, Alan→
director · ~50y · appointed 2009-01-26
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Active

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Recent filings (54 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-27
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-26