MUFFLE ACOUSTICS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC650727 · ltd · incorporated 2020-01-07
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (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 (70/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
—
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|
| Average employees | 3 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
3
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-04-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-07-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-06-25➖HART-DAVIES, Adam Simon resigneddirector
- 2025-06-25➖WHYMAN, Greg Stuart resigneddirector
- 2024-11-27📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-10-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-09-25➕WHYMAN, Greg Stuart appointeddirector
- 2024-08-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-04➕LEATHAM, Tyler James appointeddirector
- 2024-04-04➕HART-DAVIES, Adam Simon appointeddirector
- 2024-04-04➖LEATHAM, Andrea Jayne resigneddirector
- 2024-04-04➖LEATHAM, James Robert resigneddirector
- 2024-04-04✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2024-04-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-04-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-04-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-04-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-04-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-04-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-08-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-08-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-15📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-08-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-09-01➖HOLLER, Andrew Gary resigneddirector
- 2020-01-07🏢Company incorporatedAs MUFFLE ACOUSTICS LIMITED
- 2020-01-07➕HOLLER, Andrew Gary appointeddirector
- 2020-01-07➕LEATHAM, Andrea Jayne appointeddirector
- 2020-01-07➕LEATHAM, James Robert appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 signalSome 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 ·2 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: HART-DAVIES, Adam Simon resigned 2025-06-25; WHYMAN, Greg Stuart resigned 2025-06-25
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr James Robert Leatham Individual · British · DOB 10/1974 · age 52 | 50–75% | — | board control50-75% shares · board control | 07/01/2020 |
Mrs Andrea Jayne Leatham Individual · British · DOB 02/1974 · age 52 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 07/01/2020 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Andrew Gary Hollerceased 23/05/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-01-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47910 — Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Registered office
Kilphin House Glenapp Estate
Ballantrae
Girvan
KA26 0NY
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-19
Last: 2026-04-05
Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)
LEATHAM, Tyler James→
Activedirector · ~25y · appointed 2024-04-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HART-DAVIES, Adam Simon→
Resigneddirector · ~35y · appointed 2024-04-04 · resigned 2025-06-25
HOLLER, Andrew Gary→
Resigneddirector · ~46y · appointed 2020-01-07 · resigned 2021-09-01
LEATHAM, Andrea Jayne→
Resigneddirector · ~52y · appointed 2020-01-07 · resigned 2024-04-04
LEATHAM, James Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~52y · appointed 2020-01-07 · resigned 2024-04-04
WHYMAN, Greg Stuart→
Resigneddirector · ~52y · appointed 2024-09-25 · resigned 2025-06-25
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (31 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-03
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-11-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-05
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-04-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-04