BAKER GOSTELOW LAW LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC300087 · ltd · incorporated 2006-04-03
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£45.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Solicitors
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
62 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £45,520

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£46k
↑ 12% YoY
Current Assets
£140k
↓ 7.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£30k£60k£91k£121k£151kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£47.7k£53.1k
Current assets£140.0k£151.1k
Net assets£45.5k£40.7k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-05-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2021-05-13
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  8. 2021-05-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2020-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-04-06
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2019-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-12-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2019-11-01
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    BAKER, Gillian Catherine appointed
    director
  14. 2018-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-11-11
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2018-04-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2017-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2015-04-04
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    BAKER, Gillian Catherine resigned
    director
  19. 2009-04-01
    ➕
    GOSTELOW, Paul Gerard appointed
    director
  20. 2007-05-31
    ➖
    COLLINGHAM, Lynne resigned
    director
  21. 2006-07-03
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    COLLINGHAM, Lynne appointed
    director
  22. 2006-04-03
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    Company incorporated
    As BAKER GOSTELOW LAW LTD
  23. 2006-04-03
    ➕
    GOSTELOW, Paul Gerard appointed
    secretary
  24. 2006-04-03
    ➕
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2006-04-03
    ➖
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2006-04-03
    ➕
    BAKER, Gillian Catherine appointed
    director
  27. 2006-04-03
    ➕
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 2006-04-03
    ➖
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 2006-04-03
    ➕
    PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  30. 2006-04-03
    ➖
    PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

91/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BAKER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Gillian Catherine Baker
Individual · Scottish · DOB 02/1975 · age 51
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/11/2019
Mr Paul Gerard Gostelow
Individual · British · DOB 01/1968 · age 58
25–50%
—25-50% shares05/05/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Gillian Catherine Bakerceased 30/09/2018· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2006-04-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC69102 — Solicitors

Registered office

36 Cadzow Street
Hamilton
South Lanarkshire
ML3 6DG
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-17
Last: 2026-04-03

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

GOSTELOW, Paul Gerard→
secretary · appointed 2006-04-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BAKER, Gillian Catherine→
director · ~51y · appointed 2019-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GOSTELOW, Paul Gerard→
director · ~58y · appointed 2009-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-04-03 · resigned 2006-04-03
Resigned
BAKER, Gillian Catherine→
director · ~51y · appointed 2006-04-03 · resigned 2015-04-04
Resigned
COLLINGHAM, Lynne→
director · ~59y · appointed 2006-07-03 · resigned 2007-05-31
Resigned
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-04-03 · resigned 2006-04-03
Resigned
PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-04-03 · resigned 2006-04-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (62 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-05-13
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2021-05-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-30