MURRAY DONALD FINANCIAL LIMITED
⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC434051 · ltd · incorporated 2012-10-04
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
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
61/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Primary activity: Solicitors
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 61/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (51/100)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
6 officers (6 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
61/100Worth 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
75
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
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2015-04-03📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2015-04-03🏁Company dissolved
- 2014-12-12📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2014-11-21📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2014-08-01📄accounts-with-made-up-dateaccounts · AA
- 2013-11-01📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2013-11-01📄change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH04
- 2012-11-13📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2012-11-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2012-11-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2012-11-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2012-11-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2012-11-13📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2012-11-13✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2012-11-13📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2012-10-11➕GRAY, Kenneth Whitton appointeddirector
- 2012-10-11➕KINNEAR, Douglas Nelson appointeddirector
- 2012-10-11➕LEITH, Alexander Henry, John appointeddirector
- 2012-10-11➕MELVILLE, Lynn appointeddirector
- 2012-10-04🏢Company incorporatedAs MURRAY DONALD FINANCIAL LIMITED
- 2012-10-04➕MURRAY DONALD LLP appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2012-10-04➕LANG, Alistair James appointeddirector
- 2012-10-04📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
60/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
73/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
- 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 2015-04-03
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Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-10-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC69102 — Solicitors
Registered office
Kinburn Castle
Doubledykes Road
St Andrews
Fife
KY16 9DR
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2013-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (0 active · 0 resigned)
MURRAY DONALD LLP→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2012-10-04
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GRAY, Kenneth Whitton→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2012-10-11
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KINNEAR, Douglas Nelson→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2012-10-11
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LANG, Alistair James→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2012-10-04
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LEITH, Alexander Henry, John→
Activedirector · ~73y · appointed 2012-10-11
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MELVILLE, Lynn→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2012-10-11
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Recent filings (15 total)
gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2015-04-03
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2014-12-12
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2014-11-21
accounts-with-made-up-date
accounts · AA
2014-08-01
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2013-11-01
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2013-11-01
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2012-11-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2012-11-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2012-11-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2012-11-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2012-11-13
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2012-11-13
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2012-11-13
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2012-11-13
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2012-10-04