ALEXANDER MACMURRAY CATERING LTD

🌳Matureactive
07387208 · ltd · incorporated 2010-09-24
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
£18.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Unlicenced restaurants and cafes
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
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
Positive net assets
Net assets £18,323

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£18k
↑ 10% YoY
Current Assets
£6k
↓ 29% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£4k£7k£11k£15k£18kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£15.7k£11.4k
Current assets£6.4k£9.0k
Net assets£18.3k£16.6k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-05-09
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-07-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2020-06-29
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    ELDER, Joseph Andrew resigned
    director
  8. 2020-02-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-03-22
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    capital · SH01
  11. 2019-03-22
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    officers · AP01
  12. 2019-03-22
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    officers · AP01
  13. 2019-03-01
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    MACMURRAY, Alexander Gordon appointed
    director
  14. 2019-03-01
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    ELDER, Joseph Andrew appointed
    director
  15. 2018-10-12
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    officers · TM01
  16. 2018-10-12
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    officers · AP01
  17. 2018-10-12
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2018-10-01
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    MACMURRAY, Jeanette Catherine Jarvis appointed
    director
  19. 2018-10-01
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    MACMURRAY, Alexander Gordon resigned
    director
  20. 2018-06-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2018-04-09
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    officers · TM02
  22. 2018-04-07
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    MACMURRAY, Jeanette Catherine Jarvis resigned
    secretary
  23. 2010-09-24
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    Company incorporated
    As ALEXANDER MACMURRAY CATERING LTD
  24. 2010-09-24
    ➕
    MACMURRAY, Jeanette Catherine Jarvis appointed
    secretary
  25. 2010-09-24
    ➕
    MACMURRAY, Alexander Gordon appointed
    director

Owner dependency

89/100
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 "MACMURRAY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Jeanette Catherine Jarvis Macmurray
Individual · British · DOB 10/1968 · age 58
25–50%
—25-50% shares24/09/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Alexander Gordon Macmurrayceased 01/10/2018· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2010-09-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56102 — Unlicenced restaurants and cafes

Registered office

120 Blackwell Lane
Darlington
Durham
DL3 8QQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-07
Last: 2025-06-23

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

MACMURRAY, Alexander Gordon→
director · ~51y · appointed 2019-03-01
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Active
MACMURRAY, Jeanette Catherine Jarvis→
director · ~58y · appointed 2018-10-01
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Active
MACMURRAY, Jeanette Catherine Jarvis→
secretary · appointed 2010-09-24 · resigned 2018-04-07
Resigned
ELDER, Joseph Andrew→
director · ~39y · appointed 2019-03-01 · resigned 2020-06-29
Resigned
MACMURRAY, Alexander Gordon→
director · ~51y · appointed 2010-09-24 · resigned 2018-10-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (38 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-03
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accounts · AA
2025-06-27
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-09
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-02-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-05-31