5M REAL LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
SC762642 · ltd · incorporated 2023-03-17
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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 (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 0 | 0 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-04-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-20📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-10-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-04-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-02-18📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-02-18📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-02-18📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-02-18📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2024-12-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-23➕MURRAY, Pauline Forbes appointeddirector
- 2024-05-17📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-04-16📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2024-03-28📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-03-17🏢Company incorporatedAs 5M REAL LTD
- 2023-03-17➕MURRAY, Robert Russell appointeddirector
- 2023-03-17📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
81/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Russell Forbes Murray Individual · British · DOB 04/1986 · age 40 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 22/10/2024 |
Mr Ewan Douglas Murray Individual · British · DOB 06/1988 · age 38 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 22/10/2024 |
Mrs Armelle Alexander Bray Individual · British · DOB 12/1991 · age 35 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 22/10/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Robert Russell Murrayceased 05/06/2023· 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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-03-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC55900 — Other accommodation
Registered office
36 Huntly Street
Inverness
IV3 5PR
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-30
Last: 2026-03-16
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
MURRAY, Pauline Forbes→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2024-10-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MURRAY, Robert Russell→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2023-03-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (18 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-08
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-10-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-02-18
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-02-18
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-02-18
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2025-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-04
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-17