MSDL HOLDINGS LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
11357148 · ltd · incorporated 2018-05-11
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Asset base steady — strong defensive profile, no urgency cue.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (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: high (83/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 7 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
13 connected companies via shared directors
84
Filing history
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
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 accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees300300

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2025-09-30
    ➖
    PETIT, Murray Jonathan Martin, Mr. resigned
    director
  3. 2025-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-05-09
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  6. 2024-03-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  7. 2024-03-27
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  8. 2024-03-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2023-09-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-03-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-02-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2023-02-03
    ➖
    DE CLERMONT TONNERRE, Fabrice Tillette resigned
    director
  13. 2022-12-20
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2022-12-19
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2022-12-16
    ➖
    DAWSON, Alan resigned
    director
  16. 2022-12-16
    ➕
    DE CLERMONT TONNERRE, Fabrice Tillette appointed
    director
  17. 2021-10-12
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2021-10-01
    ➕
    DAWSON, Alan appointed
    director
  19. 2021-09-30
    ➖
    SKELSTON, Robert, Mr. resigned
    director
  20. 2021-09-30
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2021-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  22. 2021-02-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  23. 2020-03-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  24. 2020-01-28
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  25. 2018-05-25
    ➕
    PARNELL, John, Mr. appointed
    director
  26. 2018-05-25
    ➕
    WOTHERSPOON, Robert John William appointed
    director
  27. 2018-05-25
    ➖
    CHRISTOFI, Christakis, Mr. resigned
    director
  28. 2018-05-25
    ➕
    SKELSTON, Robert, Mr. appointed
    director
  29. 2018-05-11
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As MSDL HOLDINGS LIMITED
  30. 2018-05-11
    ➕
    CHRISTOFI, Christakis, Mr. appointed
    director
  31. 2018-05-11
    ➕
    PETIT, Murray Jonathan Martin, Mr. appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.

🏛️
Catalyst Msdl Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
🏛️
Sir Robert Mcalpine Enterprises Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
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MSDL HOLDINGS LIMITED
This company · 11357148

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Catalyst Msdl Limited
Corporate entity
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting25/05/2018
Sir Robert Mcalpine Enterprises Limited
Corporate entity
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting25/05/2018

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
Incorporated2018-05-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

30-31 Cowcross Street
London
EC1M 6DQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-24
Last: 2026-05-10

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

PARNELL, John, Mr.→
director · ~54y · appointed 2018-05-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WOTHERSPOON, Robert John William→
director · ~59y · appointed 2018-05-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CHRISTOFI, Christakis, Mr.→
director · ~61y · appointed 2018-05-11 · resigned 2018-05-25
Resigned
DAWSON, Alan→
director · ~71y · appointed 2021-10-01 · resigned 2022-12-16
Resigned
DE CLERMONT TONNERRE, Fabrice Tillette→
director · ~59y · appointed 2022-12-16 · resigned 2023-02-03
Resigned
PETIT, Murray Jonathan Martin, Mr.→
director · ~71y · appointed 2018-05-11 · resigned 2025-09-30
Resigned
SKELSTON, Robert, Mr.→
director · ~55y · appointed 2018-05-25 · resigned 2021-09-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (39 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-05-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-03-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-03-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-02-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-12-20