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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

61/100

Worth a look

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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 (46/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

6 officers (6 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

15 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

61/100Worth a look

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality

Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand

2015-04-03
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gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2015-04-03
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Company dissolved
2014-12-12
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gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2014-11-21
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dissolution · DS01
2014-08-01
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accounts-with-made-up-date
accounts · AA
2013-11-01
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2013-11-01
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officers · CH04
2012-11-13
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capital · SH01
2012-11-13
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officers · AP01
2012-11-13
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officers · AP01
2012-11-13
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2012-11-13
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2012-11-13
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2012-11-13
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change-of-name · CERTNM
2012-11-13
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2012-10-11
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GRAY, Kenneth Whitton appointed
director
2012-10-11
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KINNEAR, Douglas Nelson appointed
director
2012-10-11
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LEITH, Alexander Henry, John appointed
director
2012-10-11
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MELVILLE, Lynn appointed
director
2012-10-04
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Company incorporated
As MURRAY DONALD FINANCIAL LIMITED
2012-10-04
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MURRAY DONALD LLP appointed
corporate-secretary
2012-10-04
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LANG, Alistair James appointed
director
2012-10-04
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incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

60/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material 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 signal

Multiple 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

high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2015-04-03

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Company details

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

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