MUIRDEN GROUP LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
SC595614 · ltd · incorporated 2018-04-27
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
76/100
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
Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (84/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
16 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
17 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-07
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2023-06-06
    ➕
    DUNCAN, Rachael Jenny Margaret appointed
    director
  6. 2023-01-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-01-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-04-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-01-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-05-25
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  11. 2018-04-27
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As MUIRDEN GROUP LIMITED
  12. 2018-04-27
    ➕
    DUNCAN, Alfred John appointed
    director
  13. 2018-04-27
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

86/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 84 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

26/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — DUNCAN, Rachael Jenny Margaret (same surname) appointed 2023-06-06. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 84 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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
Mr Alfred John Duncan
Individual · British · DOB 11/1942 · age 84
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control27/04/2018

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
Incorporated2018-04-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

Muirden Farm
Turriff
Aberdeenshire
AB53 4NH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-10
Last: 2025-04-26

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

DUNCAN, Alfred John→
director · ~84y · appointed 2018-04-27
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Active
DUNCAN, Rachael Jenny Margaret→
director · ~34y · appointed 2023-06-06
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Recent filings (17 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-06-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-05-23