A G MURDOCH & SONS LLP

💤Zombieactive

OC367073 · llp · incorporated 2011-08-05

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 Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

73/100

Strong

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Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 14.6y

45/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Oldest live charge is 14.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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, no SIC, incorporation date

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

31 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

73/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	0	0

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand

2025-12-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-12
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confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-12-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-05
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confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-06-18
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change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-previous-extended
accounts · LLAA01
2023-08-07
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confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-04-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-08
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confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-03-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-12
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confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2021-02-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-07
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confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2020-05-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-08-23
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confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2019-05-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-08-06
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confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2018-06-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-09-11
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confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2017-06-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-08-09
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confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2016-06-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-08-11
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annual-return-limited-liability-partnership-with-made-up-date
annual-return · LLAR01
2015-07-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2014-08-20
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annual-return-limited-liability-partnership-with-made-up-date
annual-return · LLAR01
2014-04-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2011-10-03
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2011-08-05
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Company incorporated
As A G MURDOCH & SONS LLP
2011-08-05
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MURDOCH, James Richard appointed
llp-designated-member
2011-08-05
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MURDOCH, James William appointed
llp-designated-member

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

+No director turnover: Company is 15 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100

Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr James William Murdoch Individual · British · DOB 06/1973 · age 53	—	25–50%	sig. influence25-50% voting · significant influence · firm interest	06/04/2016
Mr James Richard Murdoch Individual · British · DOB 06/1946 · age 80	—	25–50%	sig. influence25-50% voting · significant influence · firm interest	06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typellp

Incorporated2011-08-05

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC—

Registered office

Duck Lane Farm Southill Road

Cardington

Bedford

Bedfordshire

MK44 3SX

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-19

Last: 2025-08-05

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

MURDOCH, James Richard→

llp-designated-member · ~80y · appointed 2011-08-05

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Active

MURDOCH, James William→

llp-designated-member · ~53y · appointed 2011-08-05

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Active

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC	Debenture	1 property	03/10/2011	—

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