A & J LAW GROUP LTD
🌳Matureactive
SC419946 · ltd · incorporated 2012-03-20
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
£18.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (72/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
31 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
75
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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £18,601
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£5k
Net Worth
£19k
Current Assets
£22k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £18.6k |
| Current assets | £21.7k |
| Cash | £5.5k |
| Debtors | £16.2k |
| Net assets | £18.6k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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See pricing →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 (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-01-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-16📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2016-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-03-24📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2015-05-08📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2012-03-20🏢Company incorporatedAs A & J LAW GROUP LTD
- 2012-03-20➕JAMIESON, Anne appointedsecretary
- 2012-03-20➕LAW, Allan Jackson appointeddirector
- 2012-03-20➕LAW, James Jackson appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
79/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
- 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr James Jackson Law Individual · British · DOB 10/1974 · age 52 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 20/03/2017 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Allan Lawceased 01/09/2018· 50-75% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-03-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
2 Argyle Street
Stonehouse
South Lanarkshire
ML9 3LL
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-03
Last: 2026-03-20
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
Active
LAW, Allan Jackson→
Activedirector · ~78y · appointed 2012-03-20
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LAW, James Jackson→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2012-03-20
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Recent filings (31 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-01-10