EXCHANGELAW (467) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC379218 · ltd · incorporated 2010-05-26
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£1.79M
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
14 connected companies via shared directors
87
Filing history
55 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 £1,791,882

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£1.8m
~ YoY
Current Assets
£100
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£358k£717k£1.1m£1.4m£1.8mApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£1.79M£1.79M
Current assets£100£100
Net assets£1.79M£1.79M

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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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-01
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  2. 2025-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-09-30
    ➖
    FINLAY, William Mcturk resigned
    secretary
  4. 2025-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-11-26
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    second-filing-notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · RP04PSC01
  6. 2024-01-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-06-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2018-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-10-02
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    second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
    officers · RP04AP01
  14. 2018-09-19
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  15. 2018-09-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2018-09-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2018-08-14
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  18. 2018-05-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2018-04-30
    ➖
    CRAIG, Thomas Kirk resigned
    director
  20. 2015-08-25
    ➕
    MACGEE, Paula Hannah Margaret appointed
    director
  21. 2010-09-22
    ➕
    YACOUBIAN, Paul appointed
    director
  22. 2010-09-22
    ➕
    FINLAY, William Mcturk appointed
    secretary
  23. 2010-09-22
    ➖
    SHELF SECRETARY LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2010-09-22
    ➖
    BEVERIDGE, David Brannigan resigned
    director
  25. 2010-09-22
    ➕
    CRAIG, Thomas Kirk appointed
    director
  26. 2010-09-22
    ➖
    SHELF DIRECTOR LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  27. 2010-05-26
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As EXCHANGELAW (467) LIMITED
  28. 2010-05-26
    ➕
    SHELF SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  29. 2010-05-26
    ➕
    BEVERIDGE, David Brannigan appointed
    director
  30. 2010-05-26
    ➕
    SHELF DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Paul Yacoubian
Individual · British · DOB 04/1960 · age 66
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2010-05-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

226 St Vincent Street
Glasgow
G2 5RQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-08
Last: 2025-05-25

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

MACGEE, Paula Hannah Margaret→
director · ~64y · appointed 2015-08-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
YACOUBIAN, Paul→
director · ~66y · appointed 2010-09-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FINLAY, William Mcturk→
secretary · appointed 2010-09-22 · resigned 2025-09-30
Resigned
SHELF SECRETARY LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2010-05-26 · resigned 2010-09-22
Resigned
BEVERIDGE, David Brannigan→
director · ~52y · appointed 2010-05-26 · resigned 2010-09-22
Resigned
CRAIG, Thomas Kirk→
director · ~75y · appointed 2010-09-22 · resigned 2018-04-30
Resigned
SHELF DIRECTOR LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2010-05-26 · resigned 2010-09-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (55 total)

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-04
second-filing-notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · RP04PSC01
2024-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-01-06