SLAUGHTER AND MAY TRUST LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

00335458 · ltd · incorporated 1938-01-05

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Non-trading company

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Dormant / non-trading. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (51/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

100 officers (8 active, 100 linked, 96 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

10 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

665 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 6 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 6 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (173 events)Click to expand

2026-05-06
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officers · AP01
2026-05-06
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officers · TM01
2026-05-01
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JOHNSON, Ian Stuart appointed
director
2026-04-02
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officers · TM02
2026-04-02
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officers · TM01
2026-04-02
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officers · TM01
2026-04-02
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officers · TM01
2026-04-01
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TRUSEC LIMITED resigned
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2025-12-24
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accounts · AA
2025-08-04
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officers · AP01
2025-08-04
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officers · TM01
2025-08-01
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JOHNSON, David Richard appointed
director
2025-07-31
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FINKLER, Deborah resigned
director
2025-03-26
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officers · CH01
2025-03-25
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-04-08
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-01
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-02-01
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-01-31
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change-of-constitution · CC04
2024-01-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-05-11
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officers · AP01
2023-05-11
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-12-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-05-05
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2022-05-01
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HOSEASON, Jill appointed
director
2022-05-01
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FINKLER, Deborah appointed
director
2022-03-09
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WATKINS, David appointed
director
2021-05-01
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O'KEEFE, Guy Edward, Dr appointed
director
2021-04-30
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CONNOLLY, Cathy Amanda resigned
director
2020-05-01
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BYK, Robert Adam appointed
director
2020-04-30
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BROWN, Ewan Cunningham resigned
director
2020-04-30
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BYK, Robert Adam resigned
director
2018-01-31
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BENNETT, Mark Douglas resigned
director
2017-05-01
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BROWN, Ewan Cunningham appointed
director
2017-05-01
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BYK, Robert Adam appointed
director
2017-05-01
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CONNOLLY, Cathy Amanda appointed
director
2017-04-30
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CLARK, Richard Jeffrey resigned
director
2017-04-30
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GRAY, Nicholas David Forbes resigned
director
2017-01-01
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TAYLOR, Isabel Amelia Mason appointed
director
2016-12-31
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COUSIN, Rebecca Louise resigned
director
2013-05-01
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CLARK, Richard Jeffrey appointed
director
2012-09-19
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GRAY, Nicholas David Forbes appointed
director
2012-09-03
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BRIEN, Peter Hubert Wilhelm resigned
director
2011-04-30
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DAVIES, Hywel Lloyd resigned
director
2010-05-01
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BRIEN, Peter Hubert Wilhelm appointed
director
2009-05-01
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COUSIN, Rebecca Louise appointed
director
2009-04-30
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CONNOLLY, Cathy Amanda resigned
director
2008-12-15
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AIRS, Graham John resigned
director
2008-12-15
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ARCHER, Nicholas Jeremy resigned
director

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Owner dependency

66/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

20/100

No succession signal

No meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.

SIGNALS

primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — JOHNSON, Ian Stuart (same surname) appointed 2026-05-01. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

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Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: TRUSEC LIMITED resigned 2026-04-01; FINKLER, Deborah resigned 2025-07-31

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1938-01-05

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

2 Lambs Passage

London

EC1Y 8BB

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-19

Last: 2026-04-05