TODS MURRAY NOMINEES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC047453 · ltd · incorporated 1970-04-24

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Why now

Window opening · medium confidence

More negotiable than before — 1 signals weakening over the last 30 days.

· Hygiene score: 90 → 85

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 37.9y old — refinance window within 12 months

What changed my view

Last 30 days

Picture worsened over the last 30 days — 1 negative signal vs 0 positive.

↓Hygiene score: 90 → 85

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Acting as a nominee company linked to Tods Murray (a now-dissolved Scottish law firm), it most likely provides dormant nominee or administrative holding services — its filings confirm dormant accounts and minimal activity, suggesting it functions primarily as a shell vehicle retaining a legacy corporate name.

Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

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

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 37.9y

85/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 37.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (84/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

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

63 officers (6 active, 63 linked, 62 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

20 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

217 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

• 2 officers

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (123 events)Click to expand

2026-05-13
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officers · AP01
2026-05-13
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officers · TM01
2026-05-01
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HALL, Andrew William appointed
director
2026-04-30
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BLAIN, Andrew John resigned
director
2025-09-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-09
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-05
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-05
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-19
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-29
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MCLAREN, Keith Anthony appointed
director
2023-05-29
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-05
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-09-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-12-18
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-12-07
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HOLEHOUSE, Andrew Neville resigned
director
2020-11-16
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-11-16
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-11-03
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CARTY, Gillian Anne appointed
director
2020-11-03
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HALLY, Paul William resigned
director
2020-10-07
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HONEYMAN, Greig resigned
director
2020-10-07
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-09-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-09-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-05-01
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BLAIN, Andrew John appointed
director
2019-04-30
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GIBB, Stephen John resigned
director
2017-04-30
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CUNNINGHAM, John Gordon resigned
director
2016-04-30
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ROBERTSON, William Brian resigned
director
2014-11-11
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KNOX, Louisa Stewart appointed
director
2014-11-11
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MCGILL, Christopher Paul appointed
director
2014-11-11
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RUST, Malcolm Hamilton appointed
director
2014-11-11
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DUNSIRE, David Ness resigned
secretary
2014-11-11
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BEAUMONT, Lynn Jennifer resigned
director
2014-11-11
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DUNSIRE, David Ness resigned
director
2014-11-11
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GARDINER, John resigned
director
2014-11-11
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GIBB, Stephen John appointed
director
2014-11-11
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HALLY, Paul William appointed
director
2014-11-11
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HOLEHOUSE, Andrew Neville appointed
director
2014-11-11
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HOLMES, Malcolm Brian resigned
director
2014-11-11
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HUMPHREYS, Stephen George resigned
director
2014-11-11
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LEITCH, Christopher resigned
director
2014-11-11
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MCFADYEN, Susan Lea resigned
director
2014-11-11
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MUIR, Robert Baird resigned
director
2014-11-11
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ROBERTSON, William Brian appointed
director
2013-12-31
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HONEYMAN, Greig appointed
director
2013-12-31
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RYDEN, Peter Antony resigned
director
2013-01-31
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SMITH, Martin Howard Thurston resigned
director
2012-04-01
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LEITCH, Christopher appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 123 events

Owner dependency

48/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
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.)

Group structure

Shepherd & Wedderburn (Nominees) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Shepherd & Wedderburn (Nominees) Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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TODS MURRAY NOMINEES LIMITED

This company · SC047453

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Shepherd & Wedderburn (Nominees) Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1970-04-24

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

C/O Shepherd And Wedderburn Llp

9 Haymarket Square

Edinburgh

EH3 8FY

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-12

Last: 2025-08-29