MURPHY'S IRISH BAR LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC653518 · ltd · incorporated 2020-02-04
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
54/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed admin-neglect survivor — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 54/100 (worth a look), bankability 45/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

Data confidence

Overall: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
54/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
40
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2023-03-02
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2022-02-10
    📄
    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  3. 2022-01-04
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2021-05-17
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2021-04-02
    ➖
    FOY, Joseph Martin resigned
    director
  6. 2020-11-10
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2020-11-10
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2020-11-10
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2020-10-29
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2020-10-07
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2020-02-11
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2020-02-11
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2020-02-11
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2020-02-11
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2020-02-10
    ➕
    MULHOLLAND, Andrew appointed
    director
  16. 2020-02-10
    ➕
    FOY, Joseph Martin appointed
    director
  17. 2020-02-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As MURPHY'S IRISH BAR LTD
  18. 2020-02-04
    ➕
    COSEC LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2020-02-04
    ➖
    COSEC LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2020-02-04
    ➕
    MCMEEKIN, James Stuart appointed
    director
  21. 2020-02-04
    ➖
    MCMEEKIN, James Stuart resigned
    director
  22. 2020-02-04
    ➕
    COSEC LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  23. 2020-02-04
    ➖
    COSEC LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  24. 2020-02-04
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  25. 2020-02-04
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  26. 2020-02-04
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  27. 2020-02-04
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  28. 2020-02-04
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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

2 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2021-11-04

Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2022-03-25

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Mulholland
Individual · British · DOB 03/1981 · age 45
——sig. influencesignificant influence10/02/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Codir Limitedceased 10/02/2020· 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
Incorporated2020-02-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Westend Bookkeeping 227 Sauchiehall Street
Glasgow
G2 3EX
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2021-11-04OVERDUE
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2022-03-25OVERDUE
Last: 2021-03-11

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

MULHOLLAND, Andrew→
director · ~45y · appointed 2020-02-10
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Active
COSEC LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2020-02-04 · resigned 2020-02-04
Resigned
FOY, Joseph Martin→
director · ~44y · appointed 2020-02-10 · resigned 2021-04-02
Resigned
MCMEEKIN, James Stuart→
director · ~59y · appointed 2020-02-04 · resigned 2020-02-04
Resigned
COSEC LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2020-02-04 · resigned 2020-02-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (21 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-02
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2022-02-10
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-01-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-11-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-11-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-11-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-10-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-02-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-02-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-02-11