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.
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
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueAsset-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 (83/100)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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
22 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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
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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
5
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-19📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-05-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-05-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-05-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-01-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-22➕DUNCAN, Kathleen Paterson appointeddirector
- 2025-11-22➖DUNCAN, Alfred John resigneddirector
- 2024-12-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-06-06➕DUNCAN, Rachael Jenny Margaret appointeddirector
- 2023-01-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-25📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2018-04-27🏢Company incorporatedAs MUIRDEN GROUP LIMITED
- 2018-04-27➕DUNCAN, Alfred John appointeddirector
- 2018-04-27📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
81/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 78 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
26/100
Weak signalLimited 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 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mrs Kathleen Paterson Duncan Individual · British · DOB 02/1948 · age 78 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 22/11/2025 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Alfred John Duncanceased 22/11/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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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: 2027-05-10
Last: 2026-04-26
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
DUNCAN, Kathleen Paterson→
Activedirector · ~78y · appointed 2025-11-22
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DUNCAN, Rachael Jenny Margaret→
Activedirector · ~34y · appointed 2023-06-06
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DUNCAN, Alfred John→
Resigneddirector · ~84y · appointed 2018-04-27 · resigned 2025-11-22
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Recent filings (22 total)
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-05-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-05-19
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