MURRAY CAPITAL GROUP LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC375630 · ltd · incorporated 2010-03-25
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 16.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2024
Net worth
£1.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 16.0y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 16.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (5 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
30 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
64 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,000

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£1k
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-06-30
Total assets£1.0k
Net assets£1.0k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-12
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  2. 2025-05-28
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    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-05-15
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    MITCHELL, Colin John appointed
    director
  4. 2025-04-11
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    CAMPBELL, Euan Neill resigned
    director
  5. 2025-04-11
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    officers · TM01
  6. 2025-04-11
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  7. 2025-04-11
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  8. 2024-04-12
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  9. 2024-04-09
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    address · AD01
  10. 2023-12-11
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  11. 2023-04-06
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  12. 2021-11-16
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  13. 2021-07-01
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  14. 2021-06-21
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  15. 2021-06-21
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  16. 2021-03-02
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  17. 2021-03-02
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  18. 2021-03-02
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  19. 2020-05-12
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    accounts · AA01
  20. 2018-11-05
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    CAMPBELL, Euan Neill appointed
    director
  21. 2015-09-22
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    MURRAY, Keith Andrew appointed
    director
  22. 2012-07-24
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    Charge satisfied #1
  23. 2011-07-13
    ➖
    HORNE, David William Murray resigned
    secretary
  24. 2010-05-18
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  25. 2010-05-11
    ➕
    HORNE, David William Murray appointed
    secretary
  26. 2010-05-11
    ➖
    MILNE, Grigor Lewis resigned
    secretary
  27. 2010-03-25
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    Company incorporated
    As MURRAY CAPITAL GROUP LIMITED
  28. 2010-03-25
    ➕
    MCDERMID, Craig John appointed
    director
  29. 2010-03-25
    ➕
    MURRAY, David Edward, Sir appointed
    director
  30. 2010-03-25
    ➕
    MURRAY, David Douglas appointed
    director
  31. 2010-03-25
    ➕
    MILNE, Grigor Lewis appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

88/100
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
  • -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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +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

73/100
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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Murray Capital Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Murray Capital Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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MURRAY CAPITAL GROUP LIMITED
This company · SC375630

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Murray Capital Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting01/03/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Sir David Edward Murrayceased 01/03/2021· 50-75% shares

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-03-25
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: 2027-03-23
Last: 2026-03-09

Officers (5 active · 3 resigned)

MCDERMID, Craig John→
director · ~59y · appointed 2010-03-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MITCHELL, Colin John→
director · ~57y · appointed 2025-05-15
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Active
MURRAY, David Edward, Sir→
director · ~75y · appointed 2010-03-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MURRAY, David Douglas→
director · ~53y · appointed 2010-03-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MURRAY, Keith Andrew→
director · ~51y · appointed 2015-09-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HORNE, David William Murray→
secretary · appointed 2010-05-11 · resigned 2011-07-13
Resigned
MILNE, Grigor Lewis→
secretary · appointed 2010-03-25 · resigned 2010-05-11
Resigned
CAMPBELL, Euan Neill→
director · ~46y · appointed 2018-11-05 · resigned 2025-04-11
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
Shares pledge1 property18/05/201024/07/2012

Recent filings (64 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2026-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-16