AFFLUENT LEGAL SERVICES LTD
💤Zombieactive
SC161570 · ltd · incorporated 1995-11-14
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). 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 (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
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
88 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
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 | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
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| Average employees | 0 | 0 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-12✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2023-09-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2021-06-27📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-05-18📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2021-05-18📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-05-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-04-23📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2020-04-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2012-03-26➕MELVIN, Paul Anthony Carl appointedsecretary
- 2012-03-26➖HNATIUK, Irena Janina resignedsecretary
- 2012-03-26➖HNATIUK, Irena Janina resigneddirector
- 2004-03-22➕HNATIUK, Irena Janina appointeddirector
- 1996-11-12➕HNATIUK, Irena Janina appointedsecretary
- 1996-11-12➖THOMSON, Barbara May resignedsecretary
- 1995-11-14🏢Company incorporatedAs AFFLUENT LEGAL SERVICES LTD
- 1995-11-14➕MELVIN, Paul Anthony Carl appointeddirector
- 1995-11-14➕REID, Brian appointednominee-secretary
- 1995-11-14➖REID, Brian resignednominee-secretary
- 1995-11-14➕THOMSON, Barbara May appointedsecretary
- 1995-11-14➕MABBOTT, Stephen appointednominee-director
- 1995-11-14➖MABBOTT, Stephen resignednominee-director
Owner dependency
93/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
85/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 30 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Affluent Financial Group Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Affluent Financial Group Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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AFFLUENT LEGAL SERVICES LTD
This company · SC161570
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Affluent Financial Group Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 07/06/2021 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Affluent Financial Holdings Ltdceased 07/06/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
- Affluent Financial Planning Ltdceased 18/05/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1995-11-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Registered office
1 Kirkinner Place
Main Street
Bridge Of Weir
Renfrewshire
PA11 3AA
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-12
Last: 2025-05-29
Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)
MELVIN, Paul Anthony Carl→
Activesecretary · appointed 2012-03-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MELVIN, Paul Anthony Carl→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 1995-11-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HNATIUK, Irena Janina→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1996-11-12 · resigned 2012-03-26
REID, Brian→
Resignednominee-secretary · appointed 1995-11-14 · resigned 1995-11-14
THOMSON, Barbara May→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1995-11-14 · resigned 1996-11-12
HNATIUK, Irena Janina→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2004-03-22 · resigned 2012-03-26
MABBOTT, Stephen→
Resignednominee-director · ~76y · appointed 1995-11-14 · resigned 1995-11-14
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (88 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-11
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-10-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2021-06-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-06-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2021-05-18