ANDERSON ECOSSE LEGAL LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
SC789780 · ltd · incorporated 2023-11-19
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£55.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Solicitors
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (71/100)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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
7 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
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 £55,629
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£56k
Current Assets
£77k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-11-30 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £56.8k |
| Current assets | £77.3k |
| Net assets | £55.6k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-08-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-15📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-02-04📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-11-19🏢Company incorporatedAs ANDERSON ECOSSE LEGAL LIMITED
- 2023-11-19➕STEWART, Joyce Forbes appointeddirector
- 2023-11-19➕STEWART, Ronald Alan appointeddirector
- 2023-11-19📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
86/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 2.4 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
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.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Joyce Forbes Stewart Individual · Scottish · DOB 08/1960 · age 66 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 19/11/2023 |
Mr Ronald Alan Stewart Individual · Scottish · DOB 01/1960 · age 66 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 19/11/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-11-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC69102 — Solicitors
Registered office
Kaardein
Farr
Inverness
IV2 6XG
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-02
Last: 2025-11-18
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
STEWART, Joyce Forbes→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2023-11-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
STEWART, Ronald Alan→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2023-11-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (7 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-14
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-02-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-14
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-02-04
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-11-19