MURDOCH MCLENNAN LIMITED
⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC019088 · ltd · incorporated 1936-04-29
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
63/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 1591
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (48/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
80 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
63/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Business quality
30
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
- 2011-01-14📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2011-01-14🏁Company dissolved
- 2010-09-24📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2010-09-15📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-addressaddress · AD01
- 2010-09-13📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2010-08-11📄auditors-resignation-companyauditors · AUD
- 2010-07-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2010-07-20📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-07-20📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2009-09-14📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2009-09-08📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2009-08-14➕FLEMING, Martha Jayne appointeddirector
- 2009-08-14➖HAMILTON, Iain Lindsay resigneddirector
- 2009-08-11📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2009-07-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2008-08-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2008-07-14📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2008-07-14📄legacyofficers · 288c
- 2007-10-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2007-08-07📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2006-11-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2006-09-14📄legacyaccounts · 225
- 2006-07-13📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2006-01-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2005-07-12📄legacyannual-return · 363s
- 2005-06-08📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2005-06-01➕FLEMING, Martha Jayne appointedsecretary
- 2005-06-01📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2005-05-31➖MACDONALD, Alison Erica resignedsecretary
- 2005-05-31➖MACDONALD, Alison Erica resigneddirector
- 2004-11-04📄legacyofficers · 288c
- 1998-07-06➖DARBYSHIRE, Peter Michael Arvor resigneddirector
- 1998-07-03➕HAMILTON, Iain Lindsay appointeddirector
- 1996-08-31➖CULLEN, Peter Beszant resigneddirector
- 1996-06-25➖CULLEN, Peter Beszant resignedsecretary
- 1996-06-25➕MACDONALD, Alison Erica appointedsecretary
- 1996-06-07➕DARBYSHIRE, Peter Michael Arvor appointeddirector
- 1994-08-31➕MACDONALD, Alison Erica appointeddirector
- 1994-08-31➖MACDONALD, David William Alexander resigneddirector
- 1936-04-29🏢Company incorporatedAs MURDOCH MCLENNAN LIMITED
Owner dependency
93/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
78/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 90 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 high ·Company dissolved
highCompany has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2011-01-14
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Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated1936-04-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC1591 — SIC 1591
Registered office
The Cube
45 Leith Street
Edinburgh
EH1 3AT
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2009-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (0 active · 7 resigned)
FLEMING, Martha Jayne→
Activesecretary · appointed 2005-06-01
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FLEMING, Martha Jayne→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2009-08-14
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CULLEN, Peter Beszant→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1996-06-25
MACDONALD, Alison Erica→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1996-06-25 · resigned 2005-05-31
CULLEN, Peter Beszant→
Resigneddirector · ~89y · resigned 1996-08-31
DARBYSHIRE, Peter Michael Arvor→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 1996-06-07 · resigned 1998-07-06
HAMILTON, Iain Lindsay→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 1998-07-03 · resigned 2009-08-14
MACDONALD, Alison Erica→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 1994-08-31 · resigned 2005-05-31
MACDONALD, David William Alexander→
Resigneddirector · ~92y · resigned 1994-08-31
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Recent filings (80 total)
gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2011-01-14
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2010-09-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
address · AD01
2010-09-15
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2010-09-13
auditors-resignation-company
auditors · AUD
2010-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2010-07-22
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2010-07-20
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2010-07-20
legacy
officers · 288a
2009-09-14
legacy
officers · 288b
2009-09-08
legacy
annual-return · 363a
2009-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2009-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2008-08-01
legacy
annual-return · 363a
2008-07-14
legacy
officers · 288c
2008-07-14