EMPIRICAL CONSULT SCOTLAND LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
SC595927 · ltd · incorporated 2018-05-01
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

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Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£76.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 69201Accounting and auditing activities
  • 69202Bookkeeping activities
  • 69203Tax consultancy
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (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: 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: medium (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 4 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 (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
19 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
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 £76,523
High leverage
Liabilities are 100% of total assets
Net assets shrinking
Down £16,942 YoY
Leverage
100%
Liabilities / Total assets

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£77k
↓ 18% YoY
Current Assets
£218k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£44k£88k£132k£176k£219kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
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.

🔒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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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-06-14
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    MURPHY, Alice Laura appointed
    director
  6. 2021-06-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-06-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2020-08-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-06-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-05-13
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2018-05-01
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    Company incorporated
    As EMPIRICAL CONSULT SCOTLAND LTD
  12. 2018-05-01
    ➕
    MURPHY, Lucy Jayne appointed
    director
  13. 2018-05-01
    ➕
    MURPHY, William Andrew appointed
    director
  14. 2018-05-01
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr William Andrew Murphy
Individual · British · DOB 01/1962 · age 64
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting01/05/2018

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
Incorporated2018-05-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43999 — Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.

Registered office

54 Duddingston View
Edinburgh
EH15 3LZ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-12
Last: 2025-10-29

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

MURPHY, Alice Laura→
director · ~32y · appointed 2021-06-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MURPHY, Lucy Jayne→
director · ~62y · appointed 2018-05-01
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Active
MURPHY, William Andrew→
director · ~64y · appointed 2018-05-01
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Recent filings (19 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-03