MURRAY CAPITAL HOLDINGS LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive

SC685454 · ltd · incorporated 2021-01-11

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.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

77/100

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

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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

7 officers (5 active, 7 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared

Director network

30 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

43 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 5 persons-with-significant-control
• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 5 persons-with-significant-control
• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand

2026-03-23
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-23
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-23
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-23
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-03-23
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-06
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officers · RP01AP01
2026-03-03
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replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2026-01-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-05-28
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officers · AP01
2025-05-15
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MITCHELL, Colin John appointed
director
2025-04-11
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CAMPBELL, Euan Neill resigned
director
2025-04-11
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officers · TM01
2025-04-11
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-04-12
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address · AD01
2024-04-09
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-12-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2022-11-16
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confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2022-11-11
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capital · SH01
2022-11-11
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capital · SH01
2022-11-11
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capital · SH01
2022-10-18
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-10-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2021-02-26
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MCDERMID, Craig John appointed
director
2021-02-26
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MURRAY, David Edward appointed
director
2021-02-26
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MURRAY, David Douglas appointed
director
2021-02-26
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MURRAY, Keith Andrew appointed
director
2021-02-26
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CAMPBELL, Euan Neill appointed
director
2021-02-26
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DUGUID, Tom resigned
director
2021-01-11
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Company incorporated
As MURRAY CAPITAL HOLDINGS LIMITED
2021-01-11
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DUGUID, Tom appointed
director

Owner dependency

78/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MURRAY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.

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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr David Douglas Murray Individual · British · DOB 11/1973 · age 53	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/03/2026
Mr Keith Andrew Murray Individual · British · DOB 11/1975 · age 51	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	01/03/2021

3 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr David Douglas Murrayceased 06/03/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
Mr David Douglas Murrayceased 26/02/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
Mr Tom Duguidceased 01/03/2021· 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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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2021-01-11

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

25 Rutland Street

Edinburgh

EH1 2AE

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-24

Last: 2026-01-10