D MUIRHEAD CONTRACTORS LTD

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SC310244 · ltd · incorporated 2006-10-16
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£24.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 02200
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
48 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £24,370

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£24k
↑ 25% YoY
Current Assets
£27k
↑ 54% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£5k£11k£16k£22k£27kNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£25.7k£20.8k
Current assets£27.2k£17.7k
Net assets£24.4k£19.5k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-04
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  2. 2024-06-21
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  3. 2023-06-02
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  4. 2022-04-01
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  5. 2021-04-04
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  6. 2020-10-17
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  7. 2019-07-05
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  8. 2018-07-11
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  9. 2017-09-14
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    address · AD01
  10. 2017-04-06
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-06-03
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  12. 2015-10-20
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  13. 2015-06-25
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  14. 2014-10-22
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  15. 2014-06-06
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2006-10-17
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    MUIRHEAD, Janice appointed
    secretary
  17. 2006-10-17
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    MUIRHEAD, David appointed
    director
  18. 2006-10-17
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    MUIRHEAD, Janice appointed
    director
  19. 2006-10-17
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    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
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  20. 2006-10-17
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
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  21. 2006-10-16
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    Company incorporated
    As D MUIRHEAD CONTRACTORS LTD
  22. 2006-10-16
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    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2006-10-16
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
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Owner dependency

99/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MUIRHEAD" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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 David Muirhead
Individual · British · DOB 03/1968 · age 58
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2006-10-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC02200 — SIC 02200

Registered office

69 Crosshill Avenue Campbeltown Argyll
Crosshill Avenue
Campbeltown
PA28 6LJ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-30
Last: 2025-10-16

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

MUIRHEAD, Janice→
secretary · appointed 2006-10-17
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Active
MUIRHEAD, David→
director · ~58y · appointed 2006-10-17
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Active
MUIRHEAD, Janice→
director · ~53y · appointed 2006-10-17
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Active
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-10-16 · resigned 2006-10-17
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-10-16 · resigned 2006-10-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (48 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-17
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accounts · AA
2025-06-04
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-30
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accounts · AA
2024-06-21
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-16
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accounts · AA
2023-06-02
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-18
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accounts · AA
2022-04-01
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-24
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accounts · AA
2021-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-17
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-07-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-10-16