77 UK DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
14033766 · ltd · incorporated 2022-04-07
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
—
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Turnover
—
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£11.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £11,828

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£12k
Current Assets
£31k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-04-30
Total assets£11.8k
Current assets£31.4k
Net assets£11.8k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
6
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-17
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2026-04-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2026-04-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2026-04-08
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2026-04-08
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2026-04-07
    ➕
    MCMURRAY, Dermot Charles appointed
    director
  7. 2026-04-07
    ➖
    MCMURRAY, Dermot Charles resigned
    director
  8. 2025-10-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2025-09-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2025-02-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2024-04-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2024-01-08
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2024-01-08
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2023-04-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2022-06-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2022-04-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 77 UK DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
  17. 2022-04-07
    ➕
    MCMURRAY, Dermot Charles appointed
    director
  18. 2022-04-07
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Dermot Charles Mcmurray
Individual · British · DOB 09/1985 · age 41
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control07/04/2026
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Dermot Charles Mcmurrayceased 07/04/2026· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2022-04-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

First Floor, Unit 12 Longbow Close
Bradley
Huddersfield
HD2 1GQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-07
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-20
Last: 2026-04-06

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

MCMURRAY, Dermot Charles→
director · ~41y · appointed 2026-04-07
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Active
MCMURRAY, Dermot Charles→
director · ~41y · appointed 2022-04-07 · resigned 2026-04-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (18 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-04-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-21