MURIEL COLQUHOUN EQUINE LTD.

💤Zombieactive

SC361743 · ltd · incorporated 2009-06-25

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 Jun 2025

Net worth

£41.5k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 47640

Sector: Wholesale & retail

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 79). 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 (73/100).

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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

40 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £41,456

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£41k

↑ 189% YoY

Current Assets

£959

↓ 5.3% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-06-30	2024-06-30
Total assets	£41.5k	£-46.6k
Current assets	£959	£1.0k
Net assets	£41.5k	£-46.6k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand

2025-10-22
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accounts · AA
2024-10-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-09-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-10-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2017-09-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2017-07-03
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2016-09-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2016-06-27
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annual-return · AR01
2015-09-10
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accounts · AA
2015-06-25
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annual-return · AR01
2014-11-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2009-06-25
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Company incorporated
As MURIEL COLQUHOUN EQUINE LTD.
2009-06-25
➕
COLQUHOUN, Muriel Frances appointed
director
2009-06-25
➕
BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
corporate-secretary
2009-06-25
➖
BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
corporate-secretary
2009-06-25
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MABBOTT, Stephen George appointed
director
2009-06-25
➖
MABBOTT, Stephen George resigned
director

Owner dependency

100/100

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.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "COLQUHOUN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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 17 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 · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Muriel Frances Colquhoun Individual · British · DOB 03/1947 · age 79	75–100%	75–100%	board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest	08/07/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2009-06-25

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC47640 — SIC 47640

Registered office

Grange Cottage

Station Road

Langbank

Renfrewshire

PA14 6YB

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-08

Last: 2026-04-24

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

COLQUHOUN, Muriel Frances→

director · ~79y · appointed 2009-06-25

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Active

BRIAN REID LTD.→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2009-06-25 · resigned 2009-06-25

Resigned

MABBOTT, Stephen George→

director · ~76y · appointed 2009-06-25 · resigned 2009-06-25

Resigned

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