ISD CONSULTING ENGINEERS LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
NI694094 · ltd · incorporated 2023-01-30
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (71/100)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 (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
7 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year 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 | 2024-03-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (7 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-01📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-01-30🏢Company incorporatedAs ISD CONSULTING ENGINEERS LIMITED
- 2023-01-30➕MURRAY, Adrian Alan appointeddirector
- 2023-01-30➕WHITESIDE, Paul Alexander appointeddirector
- 2023-01-30📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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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Mr Adrian Alan Murray Individual · Irish · DOB 05/1971 · age 55 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 30/01/2023 |
Mr Paul Alexander Whiteside Individual · British · DOB 12/1979 · age 47 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 30/01/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-01-30
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Registered office
Glenbank
720 Crumlin Road
Belfast
BT14 8AD
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-12
Last: 2026-01-29
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
MURRAY, Adrian Alan→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2023-01-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WHITESIDE, Paul Alexander→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2023-01-30
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Recent filings (7 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-17
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-15
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-01-30