EMPIRICAL CONSULT SCOTLAND LTD
- 69201Accounting and auditing activities
- 69202Bookkeeping activities
- 69203Tax consultancy
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Deleverage or restructure. Leverage at 100% of assets — consider sale of non-core assets or equity injection. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £222.8k | £226.4k |
| Current assets | £217.9k | £219.5k |
| Net assets | £76.5k | £93.5k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-14➕MURPHY, Alice Laura appointeddirector
- 2021-06-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-08-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-13📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2018-05-01🏢Company incorporatedAs EMPIRICAL CONSULT SCOTLAND LTD
- 2018-05-01➕MURPHY, Lucy Jayne appointeddirector
- 2018-05-01➕MURPHY, William Andrew appointeddirector
- 2018-05-01📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr William Andrew Murphy Individual · British · DOB 01/1962 · age 64 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 01/05/2018 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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