ANTHONY MURPHY TRADING LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
07768789 · ltd · incorporated 2011-09-09
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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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other building completion and finishing
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 81300Landscape service activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company 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 (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 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, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
37 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 200 | 200 |
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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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-10-04➕MURPHY, Alison appointeddirector
- 2023-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-15📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-09-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-02-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-02-01📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2017-01-31📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2011-09-13➕MURPHY, Anthony appointeddirector
- 2011-09-13➖MURPHY, Anthony resigneddirector
- 2011-09-09🏢Company incorporatedAs ANTHONY MURPHY TRADING LIMITED
- 2011-09-09➕MURPHY, Anthony appointeddirector
Owner dependency
89/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mrs Alison Murphy Individual · British · DOB 11/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 31/03/2020 |
Mr Anthony Murphy Individual · British · DOB 07/1966 · age 60 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 09/09/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-09-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43390 — Other building completion and finishing
Registered office
Crows Nest Business Park
Ashton Road
Billinge
Wigan
WN5 7XX
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-23
Last: 2025-09-09
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
MURPHY, Alison→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2024-10-04
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MURPHY, Anthony→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2011-09-13
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MURPHY, Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2011-09-09 · resigned 2011-09-13
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Recent filings (37 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-10-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-09
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-06-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-09-09