GREYFRIARS MUSIC COMPANY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC040003 · ltd · incorporated 1964-03-05
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£2.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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 (76/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
100 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,229

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£2k
↑ 27% YoY
Current Assets
£6k
↑ 16% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£1k£2k£4k£5k£6kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£2.2k£1.8k
Current assets£6.1k£5.3k
Net assets£2.2k£1.8k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-03
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  2. 2025-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-12-31
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-04-29
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  8. 2021-04-06
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2021-02-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2021-02-04
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2020-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-01-09
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    ALEXANDER, Thomas resigned
    director
  13. 2019-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-11-18
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    address · AD01
  15. 2018-12-31
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-12-31
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2013-11-02
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    ALEXANDER, John resigned
    director
  18. 2008-06-30
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    WALSH, Joseph Thomas appointed
    secretary
  19. 2008-06-30
    ➕
    WALSH, Joseph Thomas appointed
    director
  20. 2008-06-30
    ➖
    WALSH, Thomas resigned
    secretary
  21. 2008-06-30
    ➖
    WALSH, Thomas resigned
    director
  22. 1964-03-05
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    Company incorporated
    As GREYFRIARS MUSIC COMPANY LIMITED

Owner dependency

85/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 62 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

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Joseph Thomas Walsh
Individual · British · DOB 05/1969 · age 57
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting30/06/2016
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Lilian Alexanderceased 04/01/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Thomas Alexanderceased 09/01/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated1964-03-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

25 Mount Stuart Street
Flat 0/2
Glasgow
G41 3AN
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-03
Last: 2025-12-20

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

WALSH, Joseph Thomas→
secretary · appointed 2008-06-30
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Active
WALSH, Joseph Thomas→
director · ~57y · appointed 2008-06-30
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Active
WALSH, Thomas→
secretary · resigned 2008-06-30
Resigned
ALEXANDER, John→
director · ~91y · resigned 2013-11-02
Resigned
ALEXANDER, Thomas→
director · ~92y · resigned 2020-01-09
Resigned
WALSH, Thomas→
director · ~100y · resigned 2008-06-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (100 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-31
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-28
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-04-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-02-04