MTD ACCOUNTANCY & ADVISORY LTD.

💤Zombieactive

SC500019 · ltd · incorporated 2015-03-10

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 May 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

71/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Bookkeeping activities

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Investor take

Pursue

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

Opportunity 71/100 (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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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

5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

51 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

71/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-05-31	2024-05-31
Average employees	200	-200

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

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand

2026-02-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-08
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MURRAY, Robert resigned
director
2025-02-08
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-08
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second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2024-08-06
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-08-06
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-08-06
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-07-09
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certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-02-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-17
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-12-08
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dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2023-11-21
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-02-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-01
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-08-31
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-08-31
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-02-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2017-06-27
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FRENCH, Robert Malcolm resigned
director
2017-06-27
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MURRAY, Robert appointed
director
2017-06-09
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MURRAY, Ofentse Oabona appointed
director
2017-05-10
➖
KIRBY, William Richard resigned
director
2017-05-10
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MEIKLE, Daniel Macintyre resigned
director
2015-03-10
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Company incorporated
As MTD ACCOUNTANCY & ADVISORY LTD.
2015-03-10
➕
FRENCH, Robert Malcolm appointed
director
2015-03-10
➕
KIRBY, William Richard appointed
director
2015-03-10
➕
MEIKLE, Daniel Macintyre appointed
director

Owner dependency

75/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 med ·

Name changed recently

medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2024-07-09: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Ofentse Oabona Murray Individual · Botswanan · DOB 01/1989 · age 37	50–75%	—	50-75% shares	09/04/2017
Mr Robert Murray Individual · British · DOB 07/1974 · age 52	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	31/05/2024

3 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Robert Murrayceased 31/05/2024· 50-75% shares
Mr Robert Murrayceased 28/07/2018· 25-50% shares
Mr Robert Murrayceased 28/07/2018· 25-50% shares

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

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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2015-03-10

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC69202 — Bookkeeping activities

Registered office

5 Spey Walk

Holytown

Motherwell

Lanarkshire

ML1 4ST

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-15

Last: 2025-06-01

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

MURRAY, Ofentse Oabona→

director · ~37y · appointed 2017-06-09

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

FRENCH, Robert Malcolm→

director · ~68y · appointed 2015-03-10 · resigned 2017-06-27

Resigned

KIRBY, William Richard→

director · ~75y · appointed 2015-03-10 · resigned 2017-05-10

Resigned

MEIKLE, Daniel Macintyre→

director · ~79y · appointed 2015-03-10 · resigned 2017-05-10

Resigned

MURRAY, Robert→

director · ~52y · appointed 2017-06-27 · resigned 2025-02-08

Resigned

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Recent filings (51 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2026-02-28

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-07-10

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-02-08

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-02-08

second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date

confirmation-statement · RP04CS01

2024-08-08

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2024-08-06

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2024-08-06

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2024-08-06

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-08-06

certificate-change-of-name-company

change-of-name · CERTNM

2024-07-09

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-02-29

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date

gazette · DISS40

2024-01-17

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-01-16

dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended

dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)

2023-12-08

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2023-11-21