LOUISE MURRAY HOLDINGS LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC479849 · ltd · incorporated 2014-06-11
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
£1.00M
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 £1,003,850

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£54k
Net Worth
£1.0m
Current Assets
£160k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-30
Total assets£1.18M
Current assets£160.3k
Cash£54.3k
Debtors£106.0k
Net assets£1.00M

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-30
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  2. 2024-12-03
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  3. 2024-06-28
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  4. 2023-06-29
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  5. 2022-06-29
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  6. 2021-06-29
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  7. 2020-10-12
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  8. 2019-06-27
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  9. 2018-06-29
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  10. 2017-06-30
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  11. 2016-06-29
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  12. 2016-06-17
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  13. 2016-06-17
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  14. 2015-09-11
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  15. 2015-08-04
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  16. 2015-06-15
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  17. 2014-06-11
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    Company incorporated
    As LOUISE MURRAY HOLDINGS LTD
  18. 2014-06-11
    MURRAY, Louise Dunbar Hughes appointed
    director
  19. 2014-06-11
    COSEC LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2014-06-11
    COSEC LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2014-06-11
    MCMEEKIN, James Stuart appointed
    director
  22. 2014-06-11
    MCMEEKIN, James Stuart resigned
    director
  23. 2014-06-11
    COSEC LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  24. 2014-06-11
    COSEC LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

98/100
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 "MURRAY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Louise Dunbar Hughes Murray
Individual · British · DOB 04/1966 · age 60
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-06-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

6th Floor
Gordon Chambers 90 Mitchell Street
Glasgow
G1 3NQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-25
Last: 2025-06-11

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

MURRAY, Louise Dunbar Hughes
director · ~60y · appointed 2014-06-11
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Active
COSEC LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2014-06-11 · resigned 2014-06-11
Resigned
MCMEEKIN, James Stuart
director · ~59y · appointed 2014-06-11 · resigned 2014-06-11
Resigned
COSEC LIMITED
corporate-director · appointed 2014-06-11 · resigned 2014-06-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (31 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-13
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2024-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-06-12