MUNROS PRIVATE HIRE LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC699530 · ltd · incorporated 2021-05-21
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
year to May 2025
Net worth
£161.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 52213
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (79/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
11 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £161,811

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£162k
↑ 56% YoY
Current Assets
£38k
↓ 38% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£32k£65k£97k£129k£162kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£163.5k£111.9k
Current assets£38.4k£62.1k
Net assets£161.8k£103.6k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-12
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2025-08-05
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2025-02-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-02-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-05-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As MUNROS PRIVATE HIRE LTD
  8. 2021-05-21
    MUNRO, Donald William appointed
    director
  9. 2021-05-21
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MUNRO" — strong identity link between founder and business.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some 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

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Donald William Munro
Individual · British · DOB 07/1991 · age 35
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control21/05/2021

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
Incorporated2021-05-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC52213 — SIC 52213

Registered office

Roseville
Lairg
Sutherland
IV27 4EG
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-03
Last: 2025-05-20

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

MUNRO, Donald William
director · ~35y · appointed 2021-05-21
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Recent filings (11 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-26
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-11
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-22
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-05-21