MURRAY FRASER APPLIANCES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC615970 · ltd · incorporated 2018-12-12
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£2.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Repair of household appliances and home and garden equipment
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
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 £2,906
Net assets shrinking
Down £2,261 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£3k
↓ 44% YoY
Current Assets
£22k
↓ 5.1% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£5k£9k£14k£18k£23kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£2.9k£5.2k
Current assets£21.6k£22.7k
Cash—£9.8k
Debtors—£8.3k
Net assets£2.9k£5.2k

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
3
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
8
filings
  • • 3 officers
  • • 3 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-02-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2026-02-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2026-01-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2026-01-30
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2026-01-30
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2026-01-30
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2025-08-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2025-07-01
    ➖
    FRASER, Scott resigned
    director
  10. 2025-01-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-07-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-08-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-06-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-01-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-01-09
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  16. 2021-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-12-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As MURRAY FRASER APPLIANCES LIMITED
  18. 2018-12-12
    ➕
    FRASER, Scott appointed
    director
  19. 2018-12-12
    ➕
    FRASER, Scott appointed
    director
  20. 2018-12-12
    📄
    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 "FRASER" — 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 Scott Fraser
Individual · British · DOB 08/1977 · age 49
75–100%
—75-100% shares12/12/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Scott Fraserceased 01/07/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2018-12-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC95220 — Repair of household appliances and home and garden equipment

Registered office

99 Golfview Road
Inverness
IV3 8FF
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-26
Last: 2025-12-12

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

FRASER, Scott→
director · ~49y · appointed 2018-12-12
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Active
FRASER, Scott→
director · ~48y · appointed 2018-12-12 · resigned 2025-07-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (23 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-01-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-08-22