A & W M URQUHART LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC215880 · ltd · incorporated 2001-02-16
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: dormant / non-trading with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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 (78/100)

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
8 officers (1 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
79 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees100100

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-15
    ➖
    BLACK, Gillian Stewart resigned
    secretary
  2. 2026-04-15
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  3. 2025-05-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-03-19
    ➕
    GRANDISON, Alison Murray appointed
    director
  5. 2025-03-19
    ➖
    BLANE, Stephen Martin resigned
    director
  6. 2025-03-19
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2025-03-19
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2025-03-19
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2025-03-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2024-04-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-04-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-05-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-06-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-03-26
    ➕
    BLACK, Gillian Stewart appointed
    secretary
  15. 2021-03-26
    ➖
    URQUHART, Roderick Macduff resigned
    secretary
  16. 2021-03-26
    ➕
    BLANE, Stephen Martin appointed
    director
  17. 2021-03-26
    ➖
    URQUHART, Roderick Macduff resigned
    director
  18. 2021-03-26
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  19. 2021-03-26
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2021-03-26
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2021-03-26
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  22. 2021-03-26
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  23. 2021-03-26
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  24. 2021-02-26
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  25. 2020-09-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  26. 2009-04-01
    ➖
    LUCAS, Chris Henderson resigned
    director
  27. 2009-04-01
    ➕
    URQUHART, Roderick Macduff appointed
    director
  28. 2001-03-13
    ➕
    URQUHART, Roderick Macduff appointed
    secretary
  29. 2001-03-13
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 2001-03-13
    ➕
    LUCAS, Chris Henderson appointed
    director
  31. 2001-03-13
    ➖
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  32. 2001-02-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A & W M URQUHART LIMITED
  33. 2001-02-16
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  34. 2001-02-16
    ➕
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Alison Murray Grandison
Individual · British · DOB 10/1981 · age 45
25–50%
—25-50% shares19/03/2025
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Stephen Martin Blaneceased 19/03/2025· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Roderick Macduff Urquhartceased 26/03/2021· 25-50% shares
  • Mr James Stevenson Bairdceased 26/02/2021· 25-50% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-02-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

16 Heriot Row
Edinburgh
Lothian
EH3 6HR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-02
Last: 2026-02-16

Officers (1 active · 7 resigned)

GRANDISON, Alison Murray→
director · ~45y · appointed 2025-03-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BLACK, Gillian Stewart→
secretary · appointed 2021-03-26 · resigned 2026-04-15
Resigned
URQUHART, Roderick Macduff→
secretary · appointed 2001-03-13 · resigned 2021-03-26
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-02-16 · resigned 2001-03-13
Resigned
BLANE, Stephen Martin→
director · ~57y · appointed 2021-03-26 · resigned 2025-03-19
Resigned
LUCAS, Chris Henderson→
director · ~78y · appointed 2001-03-13 · resigned 2009-04-01
Resigned
URQUHART, Roderick Macduff→
director · ~69y · appointed 2009-04-01 · resigned 2021-03-26
Resigned
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-02-16 · resigned 2001-03-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (79 total)

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-03-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-03-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-08