MURGITROYD & COMPANY LIMITED

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SC144082 · ltd · incorporated 1993-04-27

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

—

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Opportunity

70/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of patent and copyright agents; other legal activities

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 8 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (50/100).

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Refinance opportunity

13 live charges · 8 lenders · oldest 33.0y

25/100

too messy

Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.

· Oldest live charge is 33.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 8 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 45/100 (high).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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

13 charges (13/13 with lender, 13/13 with type)

Directors & officers

31 officers (5 active, 31 linked, 25 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

10 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

196 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

70/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (95 events)Click to expand

2026-02-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-22
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mortgage · 466(Scot)
2025-11-20
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-11-19
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Charge registered #13
Lender: Glas Trust Corporation Limited as Security Trustee for the Secured Parties (The "Security Agent")
2025-11-18
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-11-06
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Charge registered #12
Lender: Glas Trust Corporation Limited as Security Trustee for the Secured Parties (The "Security Agent") (Each Term as Defined in the Instrument Evidencing the Charge Accompanying This Form MR01)
2025-10-22
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-09-02
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BURNESS PAULL LLP appointed
corporate-secretary
2025-09-02
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officers · AP04
2025-06-27
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MASON, Fiona Elizabeth resigned
secretary
2025-06-27
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-02-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-05
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-01
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JONES, Keith William resigned
director
2024-02-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-07
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-02-03
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Charge registered #11
Lender: Glas Trust Corporation Limited as Security Trustee for the Secured Parties (In Such Capacity, the Security Agent)
2023-01-17
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mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-number
mortgage · 466(Scot)
2023-01-17
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mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-number
mortgage · 466(Scot)
2023-01-16
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-01-14
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Charge registered #10
Lender: Glas Trust Corporation Limited as Security Trustee for the Secured Parties (In Such Capacity, the Security Agent)
2023-01-12
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-12-29
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Charge registered #9
Lender: Glas Trust Corporation Limited as Security Trustee for the Secured Parties (In Such Capacity, the Security Agent)
2022-02-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-30
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-04-30
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Charge satisfied #5
2021-03-19
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HICKEY, Mark John resigned
director
2021-03-19
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JONES, Keith William appointed
director
2020-07-22
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MASON, Fiona Elizabeth appointed
secretary
2020-07-22
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YOUNG, Keith Graeme resigned
secretary
2020-06-09
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MURGITROYD, George Edward resigned
director
2020-04-09
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Charge registered #8
Lender: Glas Trust Corporation Limited as Security Trustee for the Secured Parties as Defined in the Instrument Evidencing the Charge Accompanying This Form MR01
2020-01-15
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Charge registered #7
Lender: Glas Trust Corporation Limited, as Security Trustee for the Secured Parties as Defined in the Instrument Evidencing the Charge Accompanying This Form MR01.
2020-01-10
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Charge registered #6
Lender: Glas Trust Corporation Limited, as Security Trustee for the Secured Parties as Defined in the Instrument Evidencing the Charge Accompanying This Form MR01.
2020-01-08
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GIBB, Thomas Robert, Dr appointed
director
2020-01-08
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MAIN, Malcolm Charles resigned
director
2020-01-07
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Charge satisfied #3
2019-12-20
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
2019-12-19
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MURGITROYD, Ian George resigned
director
2019-09-25
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Charge satisfied #4
2019-03-25
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MURNANE, Graham John resigned
director
2017-01-11
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JOHNSON, Lucy Elizabeth resigned
director
2015-01-23
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THOM, Russell, Dr appointed
director
2014-10-29
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MCKAY, Jacqueline Anne resigned
director
2014-10-28
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HODSON, Emma resigned
director
2014-10-23
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EARNSHAW, Geoffrey Mark resigned
director
2014-10-22
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STARK, Gordon Drummond appointed
director
2014-10-22
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ALLAN, James Stewart resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 95 events

Owner dependency

50/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med · 1 low

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

8 live charges

low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Group structure

Murgitroyd Group Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Murgitroyd Group Ltd

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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MURGITROYD & COMPANY LIMITED

This company · SC144082

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Murgitroyd Group Ltd Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated1993-04-27

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC69109 — Activities of patent and copyright agents; other legal activities

Registered office

Murgitroyd House

165-169 Scotland Street

Glasgow

G5 8PL

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-16

Last: 2026-04-02