LINDSAYS TRUSTEES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC072422 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1980-08-25
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Solicitors
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (52/100)

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
100 officers (56 active, 100 linked, 96 with DOB)
89
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
348 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
5
filings
  • 5 officers
Last 90 days
6
filings
  • 5 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
9
filings
  • 8 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (160 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-23
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2026-04-08
    MCKAY, Lorna Agnes appointed
    director
  3. 2026-04-01
    CROFTS, Lewis appointed
    director
  4. 2026-04-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2026-04-01
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    officers · TM01
  6. 2026-04-01
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    officers · TM01
  7. 2026-04-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2026-03-31
    ANDREW, James Clarke resigned
    director
  9. 2026-03-31
    CUMMINGS, Alasdair William Donald resigned
    director
  10. 2026-03-31
    DUNCAN, John Derek resigned
    director
  11. 2026-01-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2026-01-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2026-01-07
    MCNAB, Robert Duncan appointed
    director
  14. 2026-01-07
    NICHOL, Stephanie appointed
    director
  15. 2025-10-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2025-10-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2025-10-17
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    officers · CH01
  18. 2025-10-02
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    officers · CH01
  19. 2025-10-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2025-10-01
    LIGHTFOOT, Darren appointed
    director
  21. 2025-10-01
    ROBERTSON, Eilidh Catriona appointed
    director
  22. 2025-10-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  23. 2025-10-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  24. 2025-10-01
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    officers · AP01
  25. 2025-10-01
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    officers · CH01
  26. 2025-10-01
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    officers · CH01
  27. 2025-10-01
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  28. 2025-10-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  29. 2025-09-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  30. 2025-09-01
    RAWLINSON, Keith James appointed
    director
  31. 2025-06-30
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  32. 2025-04-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  33. 2025-04-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  34. 2025-04-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  35. 2025-04-01
    HOLT, Rachel Louise appointed
    director
  36. 2025-04-01
    MACEWAN, Gregor John appointed
    director
  37. 2025-04-01
    O'HARE, Stephen Patrick appointed
    director
  38. 2025-04-01
    SMITH, Alastair James appointed
    director
  39. 2025-03-31
    FRENZ, Richard Alan resigned
    director
  40. 2025-03-31
    KENNEDY, Callum Stuart resigned
    director
  41. 2025-03-03
    PALL, Gurjit Singh appointed
    director
  42. 2024-12-31
    GALLAGHER, Jennifer resigned
    director
  43. 2024-10-01
    PRESTON, Kirsty Louise appointed
    director
  44. 2024-07-13
    LAW, Susan Jane resigned
    director
  45. 2024-04-01
    GORDON, Leanne appointed
    director
  46. 2024-04-01
    GORRY, Daniel Stephen appointed
    director
  47. 2024-04-01
    NOBLE, Nicole Laura appointed
    director
  48. 2024-04-01
    WALKER, David Andrew appointed
    director
  49. 2024-04-01
    WILSON, Clare Louise appointed
    director
  50. 2024-01-31
    MACKINTOSH, Caroline Ann appointed
    director
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Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -55 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·
3 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: ANDREW, James Clarke resigned 2026-03-31; CUMMINGS, Alasdair William Donald resigned 2026-03-31; DUNCAN, John Derek resigned 2026-03-31

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1980-08-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC69102 — Solicitors

Registered office

Caledonian Exchange
19a Canning Street
Edinburgh
EH3 8HE
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-14
Last: 2026-02-28

Officers (56 active · 81 resigned)

LINDSAYS LLP
corporate-secretary · appointed 1989-03-23
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Active
ARMSTRONG, David James
director · ~62y · appointed 2017-02-27
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Active
BETT, John Alexander
director · ~47y · appointed 2014-04-01
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Active
BOATH, Ernest Sinclair
director · ~59y · appointed 2023-05-26
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Active
BUCHAN, Gavin James Alexander
director · ~50y · appointed 2016-02-04
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Active
COOPER, Kirsty Anne
director · ~45y · appointed 2022-04-01
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Active
CORNWELL, Jonathan Islay
director · ~52y · appointed 2017-02-27
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Active
CROFTS, Lewis
director · ~37y · appointed 2026-04-01
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Active
DIAMOND, Andrew Russell
director · ~58y · appointed 2012-10-08
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Active
DOHERTY, Benjamin John
director · ~50y · appointed 2014-08-01
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Active
DUNCAN, Alistair Ross
director · ~55y · appointed 2023-05-26
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Active
FITZGERALD, Alison Louise
director · ~61y · appointed 2023-05-26
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Active
FRASER, Caroline Allison
director · ~44y · appointed 2020-09-01
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Active
FRENZ, Amanda Jane
director · ~56y · appointed 2023-05-26
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Active
GOODMAN, Alastair Gordon
director · ~58y · appointed 2014-05-13
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Active
GORDON, Leanne
director · ~41y · appointed 2024-04-01
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Active
GORRY, Daniel Stephen
director · ~46y · appointed 2024-04-01
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Active
GRAY, Kenneth David
director · ~59y · appointed 1999-01-01
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Active
HAYWOOD, Brent William
director · ~61y · appointed 2015-11-02
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HOLT, Rachel Louise
director · ~37y · appointed 2025-04-01
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Recent filings (348 total)

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officers · AP01
2026-04-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-01